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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 ...
Some plants may show signs of transplant shock after repotting, such as wilted leaves and leaf yellowing, but this is usually no cause for alarm. Just provide your plant with light and water as ...
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]
Globally, sunflowers are the fourth most important oil crop. Most of the sunflower seed crop is crushed for oil, and most of the oil is consumed by humans. A major byproduct of crushing is protein-rich cake, an excellent feed for livestock. A tiny proportion of the global sunflower crop is directly eaten as “nuts” or kernels.
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 ...
Transplanting your indoor houseplants is easier than you think. Here's how to repot a plant in five steps, including all the tools you need. The whole process will take around 10 minutes.
It is one of the rarest species of sunflower in the United States. It is common along utility and highway rights-of-way in North Carolina and South Carolina. There are only about 90 known populations, many containing less than 40 plants each. [2] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed Schweinitz's sunflower as an endangered species on May 7 ...