Sunflowers in North Dakota Courtesy of North Dakota Tourism This year, growers in North Dakota planted 735,000 acres of the perky plants, per the National Sunflower Association .

Gwen Klawon, Larimore, North Dakota, picked sunflowers and zinnias from the field at Nelson's Pumpkin Patch near Emerado, North Dakota. Photo taken Sept. 11, 2022. Ann Bailey / Agweek ...

Farmers in North Dakota planted 625,000 acres of sunflowers this year. North Dakota Tourism. If you missed out on California’s wildflower superbloom this spring, you can still witness a similar ...

National Sunflower Day will be celebrated the first Saturday in August to highlight the sunflowers that grow in fields across North Dakota in August. This year it is Aug. 5, 2023.

MANDAN, North Dakota — The 2021 sunflower production in western North Dakota is looking good in spots. Farmer Lance Renner, 29, helped by his father, Dennis, 71, raises 500 acres of sunflowers.

North Dakota’s history of sunflower farming dates back to the 19th century, when the Homestead Act of 1862 motivated Ukrainian immigrants to settle in the region.

Sunflowers in North Dakota? By Anna-Lisa Laca March 16, 2011 Mark Rohrich, known as @sunflowerfarmer on Twitter, is a farmer from North Dakota. Mark’s ...

In fact, in North Dakota, the bright fields of sunflowers are just reaching their peak, and they’re a perfect place for tourists who don’t want to let go of the summer sunshine.

About 76% of the corn in North Dakota had been harvested as of the week ended Nov. 12, 2023, and the sunflower harvest was about 60% complete.