Mosaic Sunflower x 3
Did you know that the radiant, ever popular, sunflower is the only flower with flower in its name?
They are the national flower of the Ukraine and are the state flower of Kansas.
Sunflower oil contains many minerals such as Calcium, Iron Vitamin A and D.
Over 2000 seeds can be found in one sunflower alone. The head of the sunflower is made up of 1000 to 2000 individual flowers which are joined at its base.
Sunflower seeds are either black or striped.
Sunflower oil is produced from the black seeds and snacks are produced from the striped seeds.
Sunflower oil is used to soften leather, condition hair, is applied to wounds, used in cooking, as a medicine, animal feed and bio-diesel.
The scientific name for the Sunflower is “Helianthus” Helia means Sun and Anthus means Flower.
Sunflowers can reach heights of 8-12 feet within a six month period and are one of the fastest growing plants available.
A gentleman by the name of Melvin Hemker grew 837 flowers from a single plant in the year 2001.
A 2 inch sunflower was produced using the Bonsai technique. This is the shortest mature Suflower on record.
The difference between cultivated sunflowers and wild ones is; cultivated ones have a single stem and a large seed head, whereas the wild ones are highly branched with small heads and seeds.
There are over 60 varieties of sunflowers available around the world in different shades. Some varieties feature striped petals.
Some Sunflowers have different colored petals, and there are a variety of different shades in the centers.
The large petals which are found around the edge are individual ray flowers, which do not develop into seeds.
The Guinness world record for the tallest sunflower is 25 feet 5 ½ inches This was grown by M. Heijims in Oirschot, Netherlands in1986.
The Sunflower with the largest head measured slightly more than 32 inches in diameter and was produced by Emily Martin in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada in 1983.
Sunflowers follow the movement of the sun across the sky from east to west, and this process is known as heliotropism.
The spiral formation of seeds in a sunflower almost always follows the Fibonacci sequence.
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