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05 Apr 2026
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Jacinta O'Brien with the giant sunflower
Newbridge woman Jacinta O'Brien believes she may have the tallest sunflower in all of Co Kildare.
Jacinta's specimen is around 13 feet tall - nearly the height of the upstairs windows in her home off the Athgarvan Road.
The keen gardener began growing the sunflower from a seed at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown in March.
And the wet and humid weather in recent weeks has really seen the plant shoot up to its current height of 13 feet or nearly 4 metres.
The stalk is so lanky that Jacinta needed help to prop up the flower so she could measure it against her house.
Do you know anybody with a sunflower that is taller? Contact news@leinsterleader.ie.
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