Originally cultivated by Native Americans around 3,000 B.C., sunflower is a native North American plant that has become a worldwide favorite, valued for its beauty as well as its numerous uses, ...

This year the National Garden Bureau features the sunflower as its annual flower of the year. Sunflowers originated in the Americas, and domestic seeds dating back to 2,100 B.C. have been found in ...

Why buy sunflower seeds for your bird feeder when you can grow them? However, not all varieties of sunflower are created equally, as far as birds are concerned.

Sunflowers have been flooding social media of late. The images of those poignant fields of sunflowers below skies of blue mimic the national flag of Ukraine. Under siege and fighting for their ...

Time-lapse of a teddy bear sunflower plant growing in 88 days. This dwarf gold sunflower variety was planted in pot from seed. It bloomed into bright golden-yellow fluffy flowers about 5 inch diameter ...

Time lapse of growing a sunflower seed to blooming. The dwarf sunspot variety was chosen and sown into soil. The seed quickly sprouted and turned into a young plant. Flower bud appeared around the 35t ...

If you're looking for a colorful flower to add to your yard that is fairly easy to maintain, a sunflower garden is a great option for you. Even though the flower is great for beginning gardeners, ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. Providing brilliant mid-summer color, the Heliopsis ...

Mary Alyce Frick and her husband, Gary Chesla, of Harmony, share a smile among the sunflowers Monday during the annual Schwirian Sunflower Festival. People are invited to walk the grounds, pose for ...

To visit the 2025 version of this story, click here. Sunflowers are symbols of summer. They feed songbirds. And this year, with the war in Ukraine, they’ve become a symbol of resistance and peace.