Sunflower Coloring Pages

Make free printable sunflower coloring pages from 13 pictures we drew ourselves: a big sunflower head, a tall sunflower with its leaves, a sunflower field, sunflowers in a jug, a close-up of the seed spirals, a sunflower bud, a sunflower seen from the back, a kawaii sunflower, a sunflower in a pot, a sunflower with bees, three sunflowers, a patterned sunflower, and a sunflower wreath. The sunflowers are our own drawings, with no game, cartoon or painting copies and no brands or logos, so the pages suit any home or classroom, from a summer garden topic to fall. Print one big picture on a page, a grid of four or six small pictures, a sunflower field scene, a fold-in-half card, or a sunflower mandala with a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank sunflowers to design prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 sunflowers with an empty centre, for patterns of your own; one sunflower fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Add a “Hello Sunshine” poster in hollow letters, type a name for a name page, or paste a class list to get the same picture for everyone with each name at the top. Choose simple, medium or detailed lines, never thinner than 0.5 mm. Download one multi-page PDF for US Letter or A4, a 300 DPI PNG of every page, or an SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.

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How to make and print sunflower coloring pages

1. Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the sunflower field scene, blank sunflowers to design, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
2. Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
3. Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
4. Add a title, change the poster words, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
5. Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
6. Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size).

What you can use it for

• A plants, seeds or pollinators topic in class
• A math lesson on spirals and Fibonacci numbers with the seed spirals page
• Blank sunflowers for zentangle patterns or a class display
• Class sets with each child’s name
• Cards to color and give
• Detailed patterned sunflowers and mandalas for teens and adults

The 13 sunflower pictures

Picture	Shapes to color: simple	Medium	Detailed
Sunflower head	43	126	215
Tall sunflower	40	128	232
Sunflower field	78	174	550
Sunflowers in a jug	112	196	434
Sunflower seed spirals	184	270	304
Sunflower bud	13	16	18
Sunflower seen from the back	37	38	60
Kawaii sunflower	43	50	100
Sunflower in a pot	39	123	206
Sunflower with bees	39	129	216
Three sunflowers	118	210	482
Patterned sunflower	35	135	250
Sunflower wreath	216	222	696

Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the big shapes: the petals in two rows, the disk, stems, leaves, the jug, pot or ground; Medium adds the outer seeds, a ring in the disk and leaf veins; Detailed adds the inner seeds, petal creases, side veins and small extras such as birds and the sun.

Sunflowers we drew, and what we read

Picture	How we drew it	What we read
Every sunflower head	Petals (ray florets) in two rows round a disk of seeds	Missouri Department of Conservation: ray florets are sterile; disk florets are fertile and produce the seeds
Sunflower seed spirals	Each seed turned 137.5° from the last, so spirals appear	LibreTexts (Chasnov): 34 clockwise and 21 counterclockwise spirals, consecutive Fibonacci numbers; golden angle about 137.5°
Sunflower with bees	Two bees flying to the flower	Missouri Department of Conservation: bees and other insects visit sunflowers for pollen and nectar
Tall sunflower, three sunflowers, field	Tall stems with big leaves	Missouri Department of Conservation: the largest sunflower species can reach 10 feet tall; all are native to North America
Sunflower bud, seen from the back, kawaii, jug, pot, wreath, patterned	Our own shapes	Our drawing; not a claim from a source

The drawings are simple shapes for coloring, not botanical plates, and the colors are up to you.

Blank sunflowers to design

Sunflowers per page	Each fits (US Letter)	Each fits (A4)
1	186 mm square	181 mm square
2	120 mm square	129 mm square
4	89 mm square	86 mm square
6	77 mm square	83 mm square

Sizes are for the page with No title chosen; a title at the top makes them a little smaller. Each blank sunflower is the petals, an empty disk, the stem and two leaves as plain outlines, with no seeds or veins drawn, so the design is up to you.

Simple to detailed lines

Lines	Outlines	Small details	Good for
Simple	1.8 mm	1.4 mm	Toddlers, chunky crayons, big markers
Medium	1.1 mm	0.8 mm	Most children, colored pencils
Detailed	0.75 mm	0.5 mm	Older children and adults, fine pens and pencils

Line widths are measured at print size. The thinnest line on any page is 0.5 mm, so every shape stays open to color.

What you can make

Page	What prints
One big picture	One picture filling the page, with an optional title at the top and an optional frame
Several small pictures	Four or six pictures on one page, each in its own box
Sunflower field scene	Three tall sunflowers in a row; Medium adds smaller sunflowers behind them and the sun, Detailed adds the seeds, birds, a bee and grass
Blank sunflowers to design	1, 2, 4 or 6 sunflowers with an empty centre
Lettering poster	Two lines of big hollow letters to color and three pictures; the words are yours to change
Name page	Words such as “Colored by” and a name in large hollow letters, with three pictures
Class set	The same picture for every child, each page with one child’s name at the top (up to 40 names)
Fold-in-half card	Picture and title on the front, a small picture on the back: 139.7 × 215.9 mm (5.5 × 8.5 in) from US Letter, 148.5 × 210 mm (A5) from A4
Sunflower mandala	A symmetric pattern; every pattern number gives a new design
Whole pack	Your ticked pictures, one per page, plus the scene, the poster, three mandalas and a name page if you choose

Titles you can choose: Hello Sunshine, Sunflowers, Grow, Sunny Days, Stand Tall, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.

Printing tips

• Every page keeps a 12.7 mm (half inch) margin from the paper edge, on US Letter and A4.
• Plain paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use thicker paper or card for markers and paint.
• Print one page first and check it before printing a whole pack or class set.
• Choose Detailed lines only with fine pens or sharp pencils, and Simple lines with chunky crayons.
• For a math corner, print the seed spirals page at Simple and let children trace one spiral of seeds in each direction.

More things to make

• A word search for a plants or garden topic: Word Search Maker.
• Plan where the sunflowers go: Garden Planner.
• Bookmarks to color: Bookmark Template.
• Turn a photo of your sunflowers into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
• Patterns of every kind: Mandala Maker.

Frequently asked questions

Are these sunflower coloring pages free?

Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the pictures are our own drawings.

Are these sunflowers from a game, a cartoon or a famous painting?

No. Every sunflower is our own drawing, with no character’s face or costume and no copy of a painting. Our kawaii sunflower has a simple face of our own.

Is a sunflower one flower?

Not quite. The Missouri Department of Conservation explains that the head has ray florets round the edge, which are sterile, and disk florets in the middle, which are fertile and produce the seeds. On our pages the petals are the ray florets and the seeds fill the disk.

Why do sunflower seeds make spirals?

LibreTexts (Mathematical Biology, Chasnov) counts 34 clockwise spirals and 21 counterclockwise spirals in a sunflower head and notes that 21 and 34 are consecutive Fibonacci numbers; its model turns each new seed by the golden angle, about 137.5°. Our seed spirals page places every seed that way, so the spirals appear on their own.

Do sunflowers follow the sun?

Young plants do: the Kansas Historical Society says young plants track the sun, turning their faces as the day goes on. UC Davis reports that mature sunflowers settle down facing east, and that the east-facing flowers attracted five times as many pollinating insects.

Which animals visit sunflowers?

The Missouri Department of Conservation says many bees, moths, butterflies, beetles and other insects visit sunflowers for pollen and nectar, and that birds and mammals eat the seeds. Our sunflower with bees shows two bees on the way to the flower.

Which sunflower pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?

Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The sunflower bud and the patterned sunflower have the fewest shapes, as the table shows.

Can I make a page for every child in my class?

Yes. Choose Class set, pick a picture and paste the names, one per line, up to 40. Each child gets the same picture with their own name in hollow letters at the top, all in one PDF.

Are there sunflower coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Choose Sunflower mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.

Can I use the pages for things I sell?

Yes. The designs are our own drawings, so you may use the pages and what you make with them, including things you sell, without giving credit.

How do I print the coloring pages?

Download the PDF and print it on plain paper. Choose 100% or Actual size to keep the margins and sizes as drawn; Fit to page also works if your printer cuts off the edges.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser. Names and words are not sent anywhere, and nothing is saved when you close the page.