Bright and bold, sunflowers are loved by bees, birds and just about everyone. The name of their genus, helianthus, comes from the Greek words for sun (helios) and flower (anthos). These annual plants are known for their large, daisy-like flowers and radiant charm. While sunflowers come in shades of red, orange and maroon, it"s the classic yellow blooms with brown centres that are the most common. Beyond their good looks, sunflowers are grown for their tasty seeds, which are snacked on, pressed for cooking oil or offered as a treat for birds.
Blooming sunflowers
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Frosty Finland
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Leaf-peeping Southern style
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Shell-ebrating sea turtles
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A salty situation
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Back to the future
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States
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Van Mahotsav
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Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplio, Greece
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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World Hippo Day, a giant celebration
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St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
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Part science experiment, part public park
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
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The ‘eighth wonder’?
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Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
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Blood moon
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