Interesting Sunflower Facts To Brighten Up Your Day
“Sunflowers in spring, they’re just like you / Sunflowers wipe away your tears / All your doubts and fears / You were born to fly, so high.”–Alice Peacock
With all their associations with sunshine, it is no surprise that sunflowers are considered very positive flowers. People send them to express feelings like happiness, warmth, luck, adoration and friendship. They are the perfect flower to celebrate a happy occasion or to please someone who is going through a difficult time. Sunflowers, in all their colourful glory, are a happy sight to behold - but more so in their nature than just beauty. Let your garden knowledge flourish with these sunflower facts
- The scientific name of sunflower is Helianthus.
- Sunflowers are native to North and Central America.
- There are two types of sunflower seeds. Sunflower oil which is used in cooking and margarine from black seeds and snack food is made from striped seeds. Seeds can also be used as bird feeds.
- There are 70 different species of sunflowers.
- Sunflower is made up of many small flowers
- Sunflower contains calcium and eleven other minerals.
- The tallest sunflower recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records was about 25 and a half feet long!
- Sunflowers need a lot of room and rays.
- They were brought to Russia by royalty.
- Sunflowers have even travelled to space.
- On cloudy days young or immature sunflowers will track sun traces.
- Sunflower seeds are preferred as a raw, cooked or roasted snack, while the oil extracted from the seeds is often used for cooking.
- The sunflower turns itself around to face the sun.
- One of the interesting facts about sunflowers is that a sunflower actually consists of 1,000 to 2,000 individual flowers simultaneously. What we consider to be the sunflower is actually the head of the sunflower, which consists of these thousands of small flowers.
- Sunflower can be used to remove toxins like lead, arsenic and uranium from contaminated soil. For example, sunflowers were used to extract toxins from a pond after the Chernobyl disaster and similar projects took place after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
- Mature sunflowers face east all day.
- Dwarf sunflowers require proper moisture and sunlight.
- Perennial sunflowers can live up to 2 years.
- Wild sunflowers are often photographed with their long stalks and bright petals that draw towards the sun. This interesting behavior, known as phototropism, inspired a motif that appeared in many ancient works.
- One of the fun facts about sunflowers is that Famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh did a series of paintings featuring and called Sunflowers.
- Sunflower can rise to unimaginable heights
- In general, sunflowers grow from six to ten feet.
- Sunflower comes from the Greek words "helios" (sun) and "anthos" (flower).
- Historically, they have been used for medicine, dye, food, and oil, and around 1500 were exported.
- Sunflower is the state flower of Kansas and the national flower of Ukraine.
So, these were some interesting facts about sunflowers. Order these beautiful yellow flowers online from any reputed florist and make your home a happy place. Also, send it to your near and dear ones on any occasion and brighten up their day.
"Kama mimea ya jua, unaweza kufurahia ""Mimea ya jua katika majira ya kuchipua"" - na kama mimea ya jua, unaweza kufurahia ""Mimea ya jua katika majira ya kuchipua"" - na kama mimea ya jua, unaweza kufurahia ""Mimea ya jua katika majira ya kuchipua.""" Watu huwatuma ili kueleza hisia kama vile furaha, uchangamfu, bahati, kuabudu na urafiki. Ni maua bora ya kusherehekea tukio la furaha au kumfurahisha mtu anayepitia wakati mgumu. Maua ya jua, katika urembo wake wote wenye rangi nyingi, ni mandhari yenye kufurahisha - lakini zaidi ya uzuri wake. Acha ujuzi wako wa bustani ukue kwa ukweli huu wa maua ya jua - Jina la kisayansi la maua ya jua ni Helianthus. - Maua ya jua hutoka Amerika Kaskazini na Kati. - Kuna aina mbili za mbegu za alizeti. Mafuta ya jua ambayo hutumiwa katika kupika na margarine kutoka kwa mbegu nyeusi na chakula cha kiamsha kinywa hutengenezwa kutoka kwa mbegu zilizo na mistari. Mbegu zaweza pia kutumiwa kama chakula cha ndege. Kuna aina 70 tofauti za maua ya jua. - Sunflower ni alifanya juu ya maua mengi madogo - Sunflower ina kalsiamu na madini mengine kumi na moja. - Mviringo mrefu zaidi ulioorodheshwa na Kitabu cha Rekodi za Ulimwengu cha Guinness ulikuwa na urefu wa meta nane na nusu! - Mimea ya jua huhitaji nafasi nyingi na miale. - Waliletwa Urusi na watu wa kifalme. - Mimea ya jua imesafiri hata angani. - Katika siku zenye mawingu, maua ya jua madogo au yasiyo na ukomavu hufuata alama za jua. Mbegu za jua hupendekezwa kama vitafunio visivyotiwa mafuta, vilivyopikwa au vilivyokaangwa, huku mafuta yanayotokana na mbegu hizo yakitumiwa kupika. - Mimea ya jua huzunguka ili kugeuka kuelekea jua. Kwa mfano, kuna mimea ya sunflower ambayo ina maua ya 1,000 hadi 2,000 kwa wakati mmoja. Kwa mfano, mimea ya jua inaonekana kama kichwa cha mimea ya jua, ambayo ina maelfu ya maua madogo. - Sunflower inaweza kutumika kuondoa sumu kama risasi, arsenic na uranium kutoka udongo uliosababishwa na uchafuzi. Kwa mfano, maua ya jua yalitumiwa kuondoa sumu kutoka kwenye dimbwi baada ya msiba wa Chernobyl na miradi kama hiyo ilifanyika baada ya msiba wa nyuklia wa Fukushima. - Mimea mikubwa ya alizeti hutazama mashariki siku nzima. - Mimea midogo ya jua huhitaji unyevu na nuru ya jua. Mimea ya mviringo ya kudumu inaweza kuishi hadi miaka miwili. - Mara nyingi maua ya jua ya mwituni huchorwa picha akiwa na shina lake refu na petali zake zenye kung'aa zinazoelekea jua. Tabia hiyo yenye kupendeza, inayoitwa phototropism, iliongoza kwenye wazo lililotokea katika kazi nyingi za kale. "Mfano wa mchoro wa maua ya jua ni mchoro wa mchoraji maarufu wa Uholanzi Vincent van Gogh, ""Mua ya jua.""" - Mimea ya jua inaweza kukua kwa urefu usioweza kuwaziwa - Kwa ujumla, maua ya jua hukua kutoka futi sita hadi kumi. - Jua la jua linatokana na maneno ya Kigiriki "helios" (jua) na "anthos" (maua). Kwa miaka mingi, nyuki wametumiwa kama dawa, rangi, chakula, na mafuta, na karibu 1500 waliuzwa nje. - Sunflower ni maua ya serikali ya Kansas na maua ya kitaifa ya Ukraine. Hapa kuna mambo ya kushangaza kuhusu sunflowers. Pata maua ya rangi ya manjano kwenye wavuti na ufanye nyumba yako kuwa mahali pazuri. Pia, tumia ujumbe huo kwa watu wako wa karibu na wapendwa katika pindi yoyote na ufurahishe siku yao.