Sunflowers - Helianthus annuus

Sunflowers at sunset!

Habitat: Rural farm

comments (14)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

WOW!! What a sight! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yeah, pretty cool! This farm was across the street from a place where we were getting ice cream! I had to get some shots <3 Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Awesome! Why are they not facing the sun though? I thought they rotated/moved to always face the sun? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Mature sunflowers don't track the sun... Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Did not know that, thank you :) Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I didn't either! But, then again, I didn't realize that they can track the sun at all....I'll have to pay attention next summer before they mature. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thinking about this some more, I could swear mature sunflowers track the sun. I have a vivid recollection of timelapses of mature ones rotating over the course of the day to track the sun. Like a solid fact.
        
        Trying to verify this believe, I now cannot find a single piece of evidence to support it. Like everybody intentionally deleted all evidence of it in a giant conspiracy theory.
        
        Turns out that indeed it's not true at all, crazy how strong you can believe in a fact with no basis at all. Posted 6 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        It's funny because now you're turning me into a believer. But, maybe the flower heads are too heavy to move with the sun each day? I frequently have to turn my houseplants as they grow towards the sun, but that isn't a daily thing. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I think I either saw it in a documentary or in an ad, where it could be fake. Or I'm slowly losing my mind :) Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Hmmm. Well, it could be either. You are almost 40, so old age and forgetfulness are setting in. Just saying... Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I think when I first saw your profile I spotted we are the same age and then when I saw it again a while later, you turned 40. I now imagine you to keep checking every day and cursing: when the hell does this guy finally turn 40 too!?!? It can never be more than a year, right??
        
        My youth is endless. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, totally! If it wasn’t for the fact that you look young, I’d wonder if the “39” was falsified ;). I’ve been in JD almost a year now, so I’m guessing you’ll be 40 in the next month or so! Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        awww, thank you :)
        No further comments on the date. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Haha! You can't stay 39 forever... Posted 6 years ago

The Common Sunflower

"Helianthus annuus", the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus "Helianthus" grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits. This sunflower species is also used as wild bird food, as livestock forage, in some industrial applications, and as an ornamental in domestic gardens.

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Similar species: Asterales

Species identified by Christine Young