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Sunflowers
Day 236 / 365
Roses are red, violets are blue. sunflowers are yellow, i bet you were expecting something romantic but no this is just gardening facts.
Interesting Fact: The sunflower is native to the America’s and was used extensively by Native American Indians for food, as oil, in bread, medical ointments, dyes and body paints. ( http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/plants/sunflowers.html )
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Sunflower
Day 207 / 365
Why does a farmer have to wear dark sunglasses?
Because he grows sunflowers.
Interesting Fact: Sunflowers are very fast growing plants, in the right conditions they can grow 8-12 feet (2.4 m – 3.7 m) tall in six months. As of 2012, the Guinness World Record for the tallest sunflower is 8.23 m (27 ft) for a sunflower grown in Germany. ( http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/plants/sunflowers.html )
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Maybe this sunflower lost all its pedals, but the sun in this photo made it in to the real sun flower.
Interesting Fact: A well-known sunflower characteristic is that the flowering heads track the sun’s movement, a phenomenon known as heliotropism. ( http://www.amazingandweird.com/facts/26-interesting-facts-sunflower-never-knew/ )
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