About Sunflowers
They self pollinate or attract pollen from wind and insects.
About sunflowers. Speaking of the inside of a sunflower it is made from smaller flowers. The outer petals are known as ray florets. Sunflowers helianthus annuus is an annual plant with a large daisy like flower faceits scientific name comes from the greek words helios sun and anthos flowerthe flowers come in many colors yellow red orange maroon brown but they are commonly bright yellow with brown centers that ripen into heavy heads filled with seeds. While the vibrant strong sunflower is a recognized worldwide for its beauty it is also an important source of food.
The seeds in the middle have male and female sex organs and can produce seeds. Other types of sunflowers include the california royal sunflower which has a burgundy red purple flower head. Close up of a single blooming. Sunflowers typically grow between 5 and 12 feet tall not counting cute little dwarf sunflowers.
Sunflowers are native to the americas and were domesticated around 1000 bc. The sunflower helianthus annuus is a living annual plant in the family asteraceae with a large flower head capitulum. Sunflower oil is a valued and healthy vegetable oil and sunflower seeds are enjoyed as a healthy tasty snack and nutritious ingredient to many foods. They follow the movement of the sun across the sky from east to west and this process is known as heliotropism.
The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 metres tall with a flower head that can be 30 cm wide. Famous dutch painter vincent van gogh did a series of paintings featuring and called sunflowers. Sunflowers are usually tall annual or perennial plants that in some species can grow to a height of 300 cm 120 in or more. Sunflowers are the symbol of faith loyalty and adoration.
Home all about sunflower. As of 2012 the guinness world record for the tallest sunflower is 823 m 27 ft for a sunflower grown in germany. Sunflower oil was able to soften leather condition hair wounds and also used as cooking oil medicine paint animal feed and bio diesel.