Cool Facts About Sunflowers

• The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas.
• It is the national flower of Ukraine.
• Sunflowers need full sun and rich, well-drained soil to reach their maximum height of 3 to 18 feet.
• At the bud stage, sunflowers exhibit a unique trait called heliotropism -- the bud of the sunflower faces the sun at all times throughout the day, starting the day facing east, and ending it facing west.
• A sunflower only requires 90 to 100 days to grow.
• A single sunflower can have up to 2000 seeds.
• Growing sunflowers is a great way to attract birds to your yard.
• More than sixty different varieties of sunflowers can be found in the world.  

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