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a botanical sun-stalker that turns its face to follow light like a loyal yellow disciple.
means A tall plant with a large, round flower head ringed by bright yellow petals, grown for its showy blooms and edible, oil-rich seeds.
from A plain English compound of 'sun' and 'flower,' named for its sun-like golden disc — and echoed across Europe in names like French 'tournesol' and Italian 'girasole,' both meaning 'turns with the sun,' a nod to the young plant's habit of tracking daylight. The plant itself is native to the Americas, where it was cultivated long before it reached European gardens; its scientific name, Helianthus, simply stitches together Greek 'helios' (sun) and 'anthos' (flower).
- math nerd
- seeds spiral in perfect Fibonacci sequence
- giant
- tallest on record topped 30 feet
- not one flower
- each head is thousands of tiny florets
- toxin eater
- used to clean radiation from Chernobyl soil
van gogh's sunflowers — series of 5 paintings created 1888-1889 in arles, france, among the world's most valuable artworks
kansas state flower — adopted as official state symbol in 1786, represents the sunflower state
helianthus annuus — species native to mexico and southwestern north america, now cultivated globally for seeds and oil