Two green-fingered little brothers break the record for the tallest sunflower in Milton Keynes

Theo and Rowan Maison, aged nine and six respectively, planted 10 sunflower seeds as a lockdown project at the beginning of April.

Only one flourished - but it grew at a tremendous rate.

The boys watered it carefully during lockdown and, with the help of mum Colleen, measured it once a week.

Last week, at the incredible height of 13ft 6in, it finally flowered.

The Citizen asked for tall stories about sunflowers after writing earlier this week about a 12ft speciman grown by Emma Bryson outside her Medbourne flat.

The average height for a sunflower is 6ft and the maximum is normally 10ft.