Garden flowers / Plants: Sunflower photos & Sunflower pictures
Garden flower and plant: Sunflower
Common: Sunflower. Scientific Name: Helianthus annuus. Kingdom: Plantae. Phylum: Magnoliophyta. Class: Magnoliopsida. Order: Asterales. Family: Asteraceae. Genus: Helianthus. Species: H. annuus. Binomial name: Helianthus annuus.
Sunflowers are native to the Americas and are the state flower of Kansas. The sunflower generally grows in scrub land and dry areas. sunflowers are the happiest of flowers, and their meanings include loyalty and longevity.
Sunflower seeds are packed with healthy fats, vitamin E, protein, fiber and minerals. Sunflower oil can also be used for cooking. Sunflower oil is the world's third most important vegetable oil. Only soybean oil and palm oil are produced in greater abundance. Sunflower oil is sometimes used as a replacement for diesel fuel. Smaller sunflower varieties are often used as cut flowers for bouquets and flower arrangements.
