Helianthus Annuus, Common Sunflower - a Complete Guide (With Images)

(Helianthus Annuus) Majestic sunflowers with yellow petals surrounding dark brown eyes atop stalks with large heart-shaped green leaves, swaying slightly in the wind

The #Helianthus, or the sunflower, belongs to the family of composite flowering plants (Asteraceae). This family includes a lot of plants including of course the Aster, but also the Echinops and the Echinacea. The sunflower we breed as a cut flower is the Helianthus annuus, which means annual. A solid plant Helianthus is the tuberosa. The name sunflower is a very direct translation from Greek. Helios is indeed ZON and Anthos means FLOWER. Although the sunflower is grown worldwide for the most co

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