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051707BackyardBarbequeMP202

SHOT 5/17/2007 - The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas in the family Asteraceae, with a large flowering head (inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow as high as 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching up to 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds. What is usually called the flower is actually a head (formally composite flower) of numerous flowers (florets) crowded together. The outer flowers are the pubic florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors, and are sterile. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets. The disc florets mature into what are traditionally called "sunflower seeds," but are actually the fruit (an achene) of the plant. Sunflowers most commonly grow to heights between 2.5 and 3.5 m (8 - 12'). To grow well, sunflowers need full sun. They grow best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil with a lot of mulch. .(Photo by Marc Piscotty © 2007)

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SHOT 5/17/2007 - The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas in the family Asteraceae, with a large flowering head (inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow as high as 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching up to 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds. What is usually called the flower is actually a head (formally composite flower) of numerous flowers (florets) crowded together. The outer flowers are the pubic florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors, and are sterile. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets. The disc florets mature into what are traditionally called "sunflower seeds," but are actually the fruit (an achene) of the plant. Sunflowers most commonly grow to heights between 2.5 and 3.5 m (8 - 12'). To grow well, sunflowers need full sun. They grow best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil with a lot of mulch. .(Photo by Marc Piscotty © 2007)