The Fascinating Facts and Care of Sunflowers

These are some of the easiest and most recognizable flowers that grow to their full size with large yellow petals resembling the sun. These are alive vibrant flowers that are not only pretty to look at but they are also interesting and somewhat low maintenance. Below is more information about them and how to take care of sunflower flower arrangements.

Fascinating Facts About Sunflowers

Origins and History:

Sunflower available with Same Day Flower Delivery in Newark, DE belongs to North America and was cultivated around 1000 B. C. by Native Americans as a source of seeds and oil. Coca was brought to Europe in the sixteenth century by the Spaniards and is currently used across the globe.

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Heliotropism:

Like any other plant, young sunflowers display heliotropism in which their heads turn to face the sun throughout the day from the eastern part to the west. Fully grown sunflowers, however, tend to face eastwards.

Varieties:

There are over 70 types of sunflowers with different sizes of garden types and very tall types that can even be over 12 feet tall.

Seeds and their Uses:

Sunflower seeds are also healthy delicacies containing vitamins and minerals that the body needs. They are also used for making sunflower oil which is commonly used in most of their dishes.

They are arranged spirally which is in circles and the gaps between each row are arranged in such a way that it constitutes the Fibonacci sequence.

Pollinators:

Sunflowers are good to plant especially if one is looking to attract bees and butterflies to the garden.

Care of Sunflowers

Planting:

Sunflowers also prefer full sun as one of their prerequisites for growth as well as well-drained soil. They can be begun from seed, and sown directly into the soil after the last frost of winter. Seeds should be placed with three to four seeds in one hole, about 6 inches apart, and a keel about an inch deep. At Florist Middletown, DE you will find various varieties of sunflowers.

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Watering:

Water the seeds and the surrounding soil regularly in order not to dry them before they start to sprout. Sunflowers once planted are able to endure little water. However, they are responsive to being watered particularly in arid conditions.

Support:

Tall growing sunflowers may require support in the form of stakes as the plant may completely droop over especially where there is a lot of wind.

Fertilizing:

Sunflowers are not demanding plants when it comes to feeding. However, the application of commercial all-purpose fertilizer at the time of transplanting and the second time when the plant has grown to a height of 2 feet is recommended.

Pests and Diseases:

Aphids are common pests of sunflowers while some diseases that affect it are powdery mildew. These problems can be controlled by constant checks and little usage of organic or chemical remedies.

Harvesting:

If you are planting sunflowers for seeds, the same practice of letting the flower heads dry on the plant is recommended. When the backs of the flowerheads become brown, cut off the heads and then suspend them upside down in a cool, well-laminar flow area for them to dry.

Not only are different types of sunflowers pretty and pleasant flowers but also remarkable plants that have a many-sided history and countless applications. These plants are not very hard to cultivate and take very little effort to maintain; hence they are good for amateur gardeners. Whether you are getting a sunflower from Kirk's Flowers or growing them with the intention of harvesting cut flowers for their beautiful heads, or oil from their seeds with nutrition values, or just contemplating as they turn their heads in the sun sunflowers are an added bonus in any garden.