In California, the most widely cultivated variety is "bright sunshine". It has golden flowers, brown yellow cores and hard stems.
"Moonlight bright" lemon yellow petals and dark brown pistils
"Sunlight" golden flower, green pistil
"Lemon full of sunshine" bright yellow flower, black pistil
"Orange full of sunshine" golden flowers, black pistils.
"Sonja" has a medium-sized, 4-inch gold orange flower with a black core. It is suitable for small bouquets as a sunflower embellishment.
Teddy bear is another new breed. It's a small breed with rich orange petals that give it a somewhat fuzzy appearance.
Floristan is a two-color variety with bronze and red flowers, yellow tips and black cores.
Prado red has a black core surrounded by reddish brown yellow flowers about 4 inches in diameter. Other colors with this rich, autumn color are "autumn beauty" and "sunset afterglow".