Name of plant: Sunflower
Where is this plant found:
Where is this plant found:
- Sunflowers grow in warm, sunny places.
- It was originally grown in America.
- Many sunflowers are now grown in gardens, or on fields.
What does this plant look like?
- The sunflower has bright, golden-coloured flowers.
- The stem of the sunflower plant is green. The stem is tall and strong.
- Sunflower leaves are large.
- There are hundreds of seeds at the centre of the sunflower.
- Click on the pictures below to see sunflowers up close!
Interesting Facts About Sunflowers
- The seeds of the sunflower plant can be roasted and eaten.
- Sunflowers can also be used for cooking oil.
- Sunflowers need lots of water and sunshine.
- Sunflowers can grow to over 4 metres high!
- Many famous artists have painted pictures of sunflowers.
Images found on the internet:
Banner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toolmantim/7769238578/
Sunflowers:
http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/Czech_Republic/photo18378.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunflower_Metalhead64.jpgSeeds: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_in_shell_sunflower_seeds/http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuan2003/627779067/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/6080728187/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindwhisperings/4788893280/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/igaiga/401455673/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralphandjenny/4932835595/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/char1iej/4843822770/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/forestwander-nature-pictures/9246304620/
Banner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toolmantim/7769238578/
Sunflowers:
http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/Czech_Republic/photo18378.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunflower_Metalhead64.jpgSeeds: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_in_shell_sunflower_seeds/http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuan2003/627779067/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/6080728187/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mindwhisperings/4788893280/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/igaiga/401455673/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralphandjenny/4932835595/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/char1iej/4843822770/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/forestwander-nature-pictures/9246304620/