{"id":58155,"title":"The Sunflower","description":"Some quick facts about the Sunflower.","content":"<p><strong><em>Sunflowers naturally turn towards the sun as they grow, making them a symbol of warmth, happiness and optimism.<\/em><\/strong> <em>Young sunflowers can follow the sun across the sky. This behaviour is called heliotropism. Mature flower heads generally face east.<\/em><\/p><ul><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Common Name<\/strong> \u2014 Sunflower<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Scientific Name<\/strong> \u2014 <em>Helianthus annuus<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p>Name meaning: Helianthus comes from Greek words meaning \u201csun\u201d and \u201cflower.\u201d<\/p><\/li><li><p>Family: Asteraceae, the daisy family<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Native<\/strong>: North America<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Flowering Season<\/strong> \u2014 Summer to early autumn<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Flower Colours<\/strong> \u2014 Mainly yellow, but also orange, red, bronze and burgundy<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Typical Height<\/strong> \u2014 1\u20133 metres, depending on variety<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Lifespan<\/strong> \u2014 Annual<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Habitat<\/strong> \u2014 Open grasslands, fields and sunny areas<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Pollinators<\/strong> \u2014 Bees, butterflies and other insects<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Main Uses<\/strong> \u2014 Seeds, sunflower oil, bird food, food crops and ornamental flowers. Sunflower stalks and other plant material can be used in animal feed, composting and biomass.<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Symbolism<\/strong> \u2014 Happiness, loyalty, optimism and adoration<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Interesting Fact<\/strong>: The Sunflower head looks like one giant flower, but is actually made up of hundreds or even thousands of tiny flowers called florets.<\/p><\/li><li><p>\u00b7 <strong>Famous For<\/strong> \u2014 Van Gogh\u2019s <em>Sunflowers<\/em> paintings, its association with the sun, and its edible seeds and oil.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>","urlTitle":"moon","url":"\/blog\/moon\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/moon\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/trip-and-hendry.teemill.com\/blog\/moon\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1788783036,"updatedAt":1788798552,"publishedAt":1788798552,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":446026,"name":"Trip and Hendry"},"tags":[{"id":4683,"code":"flowers","name":"Flowers","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/flowers\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/zup7fopbyk8qu4iwsjigop1rbip1r3x6rjeuzakjcfsygwrv.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/zup7fopbyk8qu4iwsjigop1rbip1r3x6rjeuzakjcfsygwrv.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/zup7fopbyk8qu4iwsjigop1rbip1r3x6rjeuzakjcfsygwrv.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":58164,"title":"Fuchsia magellanica","url":"\/blog\/fuchsia-magellanica\/","urlTitle":"fuchsia-magellanica","division":446026,"description":"The Fuchsia Flower","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/6zvjr3cm8xz6gtflrv0p3hb24pwyytevghbyubvwm1ls5jku.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/6zvjr3cm8xz6gtflrv0p3hb24pwyytevghbyubvwm1ls5jku.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}