But the flower has an even longer history in the country. Sunflowers— soniashnyk in Ukrainian—have been grown in Ukraine since the mid-18th century, according to a 1993 Encyclopedia of Ukraine.

Sunflowers have long been a beloved symbol of Ukrainian national identity. Now, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stretches into its second month, the flower—soniashnyk in Ukrainian—has taken ...

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But as Ukraine’s national flower, the sunflower has turned into a symbol of resistance amongst Ukrainians and their allies amid Russia’s full-scale military invasion.

Emilia Vaughn, a senior at San Diego’s Canyon Crest Academy, did not know that the sunflower is Ukraine’s national flower when she wrote her song, called “Sunflower,” at age 14.