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The common sunflowers we see in cut flower bouquets are annuals, as are the sunflowers grown for seeds, but other species are perennials. Many perennial sunflowers are native to the prairie ...
A few farms in Southern California grow fields of sunflowers for wandering and picking, with flowers blooming from summer into fall, including Tanaka Farms' Hana Field in Costa Mesa, the Pumpkin ...
The inflorescence holds several flower heads. Each head is supported by a base covered in long, pointed phyllaries that bend back as the head ages and develops fruit. The flower head has a fringe of golden yellow ray florets , each two to three centimeters ( 3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, and a center filled with curly yellow and brown disc ...
The crops may be referred to as oilseed sunflower crops. These seeds are usually pressed to extract their oil. Striped sunflower seeds are primarily eaten as a snack food; as a result, they may be called confectionery sunflower seeds. The term "sunflower seed" is a misnomer when applied to the seed in its pericarp (hull).
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
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The solitary flower heads are daisy like, with 15 to 25 bright yellow ray florets 1 to 3 centimeters long around a center of protruding yellowish to purplish brown disc florets. The fruit is an achene 5 to 7 millimeters long, with no pappus. It blooms from February to June, and attracts butterflies, bees, and other insects. [5]
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