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Planting Seeds of Friendship

Planting Seeds of Friendship. Justin Gaitens March 16, 2011. Plant name -Sunflower. Three facts Helianthus annuus Annual Blooming Tall flower, large, yellow petals, and edible seeds. Sunflower Details. Needs as much sunlight as possible

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Planting Seeds of Friendship

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  1. Planting Seeds of Friendship Justin Gaitens March 16, 2011

  2. Plant name -Sunflower Three facts • Helianthus annuus • Annual Blooming • Tall flower, large, yellow petals, and edible seeds

  3. Sunflower Details • Needs as much sunlight as possible • Grows to heights of 5-12 ft. (1.5-3.5 m.), but can grow past 26 ft. (8 m) • Mid to late summer • Will grow in a many different soil types, such as sands or clays

  4. Watering your seeds • Sunflowers seeds need only a little water, about ¼ cup of water a day

  5. Uses • Sunflower seeds can be made in to a peanut butter alternative, called “sunbutter”. • Used as an oil for cooking. • Oil can be made into margarine or biodiesel. • Used as feed for livestock.

  6. Sunflower Varieties • 'American Giant Hybrid' • 'Arnika' • 'Autumn Beauty' (Autumnal colors) • 'Aztec Sun' • 'Black Oil' • 'Dwarf Sunspot' • 'Evening Sun' • 'Giant Primrose' • 'Indian Blanket Hybrid' • 'Irish Eyes' • 'Italian White' • 'Kong Hybrid' • 'Large Grey Stripe' • 'Lemon Queen' (Pale lemon) • 'Mammoth Russian' • 'Mongolian Giant' • 'Orange Sun' • 'Peach Passion' • 'Peredovik' • 'Red Sun' • 'Ring of Fire' • 'Rostov' • 'Skyscraper' • 'Soraya' • 'Strawberry Blonde' • 'Sunny Hybrid' • 'Taiyo' (Orange-yellow, chocolate center) • 'Tarahumara' • 'Teddy Bear' • 'Titan' • 'Valentine' • 'Velvet Queen' (red to dark claret, chocolate center) • 'Yellow Empress'

  7. History of the Sunflower • The wild sunflower is native to North America but commercialization of the plant took place in Russia. It was only recently that the sunflower plant returned to North America to become a cultivated crop. But it was the American Indian who first domesticated the plant into a single headed plant with a variety of seed colors including black, white, red, and black/white striped.

  8. Sources • http://gardening.about.com/od/plantprofiles/p/Sunfflowers.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower • http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sunflower.html • ottohermanhakeem.blogspot.com • http://www.annarbor.com/2009/12/01/Sunbutter%20Creamy.jpg

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