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Sunflower Pictures showing different varieties
Like many people who have gardening as a hobby, I love the bright colors and happy feeling a sun-flower brings. How many varieties of sunflowers are there? Sunflowers belong to the genus Helianthus,...
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Growing Sunflowers in Pots – pictures and information about sunflowers
The sunflower has a tall, thick stem crowned by what seems like a single giant flower. Interestingly, this flower is no flower at all but a constellation made up of hundreds of small flowers called the...
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Smallest Sunflower I have ever seen! – Part I
According to the 1996 Guiness Book of Records, the smallest sunflower ever grown to maturity measured 2 1/5 inches. In this photo is a tiny, DWARF sunflower growing in our outdoor container. The birds...
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The smallest Sunflower I have ever seen – Part II – Picture of a Dwarf Sunflower
The Tiny sunflower blooms! As stated in my previous post, I am sharing the picture of this small sunflower as it reaches maturity. This species of sunflower is 7-8 inches in height. The small sunflower...
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Apple Annie’s Orchard in Willcox – activities in Arizona
Apple Annie’s is a “you” pick orchard in Willcox, Arizona. It is about 1 1/2 hours from Tucson through the exhilarating countryside. A must see for travelers or anyone looking for a gladdening family...
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Sunflowers in Bloom!
Sunflowers need full sun and moist, well-drained soil. The breeding of sunflowers has resulted in many varieties. I believe this variety of sunflower is called Sonja. These Sunflowers aren’t very big,...
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Spacing out Sunflowers – Planting Sunflower seeds
When growing sunflowers it is important to remove the weaker ones so they do not take nutrients from the healthier flowers. If sunflowers are planted to close together the heads grow smaller. When...
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