Sunflowers are giants among flowers. The rough, hairy stem grows from 3 to 15 feet (1 to 4.5 meters) tall. The leaves are wide, rough, and 3 to 12 inches (8 to 30 centimeters) long. This one is just days away from opening to revead a seedpod
The sunflower is a large inflorescence, this means the flower head is actually made of many tiny flowers called florets. Central florets look like the center of a normal flower while the outer florets look like yellow petals and together they make up a “false flower”. This natural design helps insects and birds to easily see the sunflower and after pollination every little flower or floret produces a seed.
