Sunflower flower is best for home gardens and gardens who expect a plant that requires less maintenance and is a hardy plant that only needs sunlight to eat. Moreover, sunflower is an excellent plant in tropical regions with hot and humid climates like India.
1. Some amazing facts about sunflower:
(1) The scientific name of sunflower comes from Helianthus annuus which means sun and Anthos which means flower.
(2) This plant was first cultivated in America.
(3) Did you know that the seeds of this flower were brought to Europe from America in the 16th century and it was around the same time that it was used as an edible oil?
(4) Ukraine and America produce more than half of the world’s sunflower seeds.
(5) Sunflower is a single flower made up of thousands of small flowers called a “head”.
(6) Each sunflower produces 1000-2000 seeds.
Excellent benefits of sunflower: Most sunflowers are commonly used as cooking oil and its seeds are used as dried flour. Both are healthy and nutritionally excellent for the human body.
(3) Sunflower seeds are useful in feeding birds and feeding pet birds.
(4) Use as a dye in textile factories: Sunflower is incredibly useful for the textile industry. Its flower petals, which are bright yellow in color, are used to make dyes or colors. Here, in addition to bright yellow to orange colors, blue is also available if the sunflower is of the Hobby variety, meaning that when it comes to natural and eco-friendly colors instead of factory-made colors, sunflowers stand out with their attractive colors.