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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 ...
Spring is the best time to repot plants, but houseplants can technically be repotted in any season. The only time you should avoid repotting plants is when they’re in flower.
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 ...
The pistillate flowers range in number from 6 to 10 and the disk flowers range from 15 to 30; they are generally yellowish, but sometimes red. Artemisia species are sunflower family members, however unlike many other members of the family, they often produce small, unnoticeable blooms. Their attractive silvery leaf, which is often fragrant when ...
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.
The flowers are yellow and composite, looking much like true sunflowers, and sometimes grow to about 5 cm (2 in) wide. [3] Both the (8–12) ray and disk flowers are yellow, [3] with one flower head on each flowering stalk. [2] [6] The flower heads have 6–14 rays, which are darker towards the base, and several disk flowers. [7]