The tallest sunflower was grown in the Netherlands in 1986 by M. Heijmf. It was 25' 5.5" tall (Source: 2004 Guinness World Records) The shortest sunflower record was just over 2 tall.
What size is the largest sunflower head on record? That honor belongs to a 32 inch (82 cm) sunflower head that grew in British Columbia. (Source: 2004 Guinness World Records)
Sunflower heads consist of 1,000 to 2,000 individual flowers joined together by a receptacle base. The large petals around the edge of a sunflower head are individual ray flowers which do not develop into seed.
A well-known sunflower characteristic is that the flowering heads track the sun's movement, a phenomenon known as heliotropism.
In some countries sunflower seeds are served at movie theatres instead of popcorn.
More than sixty different varieties of sunflowers can be found in the world. Sunflowers that range from orange, tan, maroon or striped petals are being created. Not only are they different in color but, their centers are also green and yellow.
The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas, the city flower of Kitakyushu, Japan, and the national flower of Russia
There's some surprising uses for sunflowers Serving the unopened buds boiled like artichokes!
There's some surprising uses for sunflowers Sunflowers are used to make cooking oil, medicine, paint, animal feed and biodiesel.
Many people eat sunflower seeds in-shell. Most are roasted and salted in the shell and eaten as a snack. Recently, sunflower seeds became available in flavors such as barbeque, sour cream & onion, Cajun, ranch and hot & spicy.
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