While many like to whinge about the recent rain, sunflower farmers were more than pleased with the changeable weather.

In a single field, a bumper crop of 100,000 sunflowers have grown to five foot tall as they saluted the sun when it appeared after weeks of rain.

The field of yellow at Cadwell Farm in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, has grown so tall this year that a person can literally disappear as they wade through them.

Bumper crop: Maria Hunter wades through this field of sunflowers which have grown five foot tall, higher than usual thanks to the weeks of rain followed by dry weather

Tim Hunter, who helps run the farm, said the blooms usually only grow four foot high but the heavy rain earlier this year has helped their huge growth spurt.

He said: ‘We’ve got a real bumper crop this year.

‘We planted them in May, then it rained continuously for three months so the flowers have really flourished.

‘The sun over the last few weeks has made them open up and the field is now looking amazing.’

Visitors who come to the farm to pick sunflowers have been stunned by the height of the beautiful blooms, Mr Hunter said.

Blooming weather: While the changeable weather has been great for sunflowers, rain is predicted across most of the country for the Bank Holiday weekend

Stunned visitors: At Cadwell Farm in Hitchin, Hertfordshire visitors can pick sunflowers from the field and have been stunned by the height of the beautiful blooms