But here's why wild sunflowers are, in fact ... Story by A. R. Hopkins • 2w. F ields of sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) ...

Native Americans used a second, native sunflower species currently referred to as the Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus ...

Wild native sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are unrivaled in beauty when they bloom in late summer and fall, and they are easy to grow in the home garden or landscape. Sow seeds directly into the ...

The common sunflower goes by the botanical name of Helianthus annus. Extensive breeding has resulted in a great number of cultivars with yellow, orange, red, cream, white, and bi-color blooms, in ...

What is your favorite flower? One common answer is the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Although they are popular for ...

Goetze: Wild sunflowers more than just a pretty flower face or so-called 'weed' Common sunflowers and Maximilian sunflowers were pre-European agricultural plants of this area.

New information about early Native Americans' horticultural practices comes not from hieroglyphs or other artifacts, but from a suite of four gene duplicates found in wild and domesticated sunflowers.

In the wild, sunflowers are so stunning that driving down the 110 ... O’Brien and Clark recommend partnering seeds for our native Helianthus annuus with a mix of evergreen shrubs also from ...

They all love sunflowers. Other native beneficial insects also feed on these prolific bloomers. While both the commercial and wild plants are Helianthus annuus, and in the Asteraceae family, the ...

When you hear the word sunflowers, the cheerful, familiar, large yellow blooms of the annual sunflowers come to mind (Helianthus annuus). These vibrant, happy flowers are annuals and are derived ...