Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers “see” the sun to follow it? New work from plant biologists at UC Davis, published Oct. 31 in ...

Whether it's a field of yellow or a bouquet of sunny blooms, a big, cheerful sunflower ... sun. However, they won't compete for space, soil, or sun, since each grows straight up into the sky.

Sunflowers, true to their name, follow the sun with their bright yellow blooms. Their stems bend as they track the solar movement from east to west; then, when the sun sets, the flowers reorient ...