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• The sunflower, a native to North and South America, is an annual plant with a large flowering head and an average height of around 6 ft. The sunflower reacts in a diurnal motion towards the direction of the sun which is called Heliotropism.

  The sunflower family (Asteraceae), contains roughly 24,000 species and is rivaled in size by the orchid family (Orchidaceae), which contains 20,000 species.

• Fast Facts

  1. Scientific Name: Helianthus annuus
  2. Domesticated in Mexico around 2600 B.C.
  3. Used by the Aztecs and the Incas as a sun deity symbol
  4. Reaches maturity in 90-100 days
  5. Sunflower seeds are rich in oil
  6. State flower of Kansas
  7. National flower of Russia

• Sunflower Varieties

  1. Autumn Beauty
  2. Black Oil
  3. Aztec Sun
  4. American Giant Hybrid
  5. Mongolian Giant
  6. Evening Sun
  7. Giant Primrose
  8. Orange Sun
  9. Red Sun
  10. Ring of Fire
  11. Arikara
  12. Titan
  13. Velvet Queen
  14. Lemon Queen
  15. Italian White

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