Sunflower is very common in life, especially in full bloom season is particularly spectacula.
It is an annual plant, not long-term culture, once a year bloom and fruit.
Generally the edible sunflower grown in the field is a single-flowered type, that is, a main stem, not branched, flowers on the branches.
Sunflower flowers are very large, like a large basin, the flowers are yellow.
The sunflower has a very obvious feature is that its flowers will open to the sun, the sun is in constant operation throughout the day, and the sunflower flowers also follow the sun running.
The sun in which position, its flowers to which direction, very dedicated.
Sunflowers give people a feeling of thriving, and its color also makes people feel warm.
In fact, the sunflower will turn with the sun, mainly because it will secrete a special plant growth hormone, this growth hormone will promote the growth of the plant, and it has a characteristic.
Because it wants the plant to draw light, so it will cause it to turn in the direction of the sun.
It can make the sunflower fast growth and reproduction at the same time can also promote the development.
Sunflowers are also called sunrise flowers, mainly because their flowers often face the sun.
So they are called sunflowers.
Of course, the sunflower's flower stem holds the sunflower's flower disk, which needs a lot of energy when growing.
So the flower disk always bends with the sun to adapt to the environment on the one hand.
The other side is because sunflowers can produce energy through photosynthesis to meet growth needs.
It must be said that sunflowers slowly adapt to the surrounding environment in order to meet their own growth needs.
It can be seen that sunflower flowers always turn with the sun, mainly because of the growth hormone caused by the reason.
In fact, the sunflower's stem holds the entire disk and bends toward the sun.
On the surface, it is the sunflower's flower that always turns with the sun, but in fact, it is also a way for the plant to evolve in growth.
The sunflower always aspires to the light and inspires people to face life positively and optimistically.
Its flower language is faith, radiance, loyalty, courage to pursue their love, silent love.
It can usually be given to elders, friends or classmates, teachers or leaders, or people you like, to express what is in your heart.
Sunflowers are usually sown around February to April every year, and according to the growth cycle.
The flowering period of sunflowers is in summer, which happens to be the hottest months of July and August.
However, because of the inconsistency of the sowing time, there are also some blooming in May or October.
The flowering period of sunflowers can be extended by artificial intervention.
You can postpone the fruiting time by delaying the pollination time to help extend the flowering period, in addition to ensuring sufficient light and suitable temperature, and controlling the amount of watering.
If you plan to raise sunflowers, you need to sow seeds in March and April.
They can be kept in pots as single plants, but not over winter.
Many people mistakenly believe that sunflowers must be planted in a field, but in fact, they can also be planted in pots.
All you need to do is to use a pot with a diameter of about 30 cm or more, and plant it in a generally fertile potting soil, in a sunny and windy place (such as on a balcony, on a high place when young, and on the ground when it grows up).