This includes, of course, the iconic, bright yellow “common sunflower,” or Helianthus annuus. All sunflower species have a strange trait in common: any one of their blooms, called a capitulum ...

"Annual sunflowers (like Helianthus annuus - the most common sunflower variety you'll probably be most familiar with thanks to the giant heads) will not return next year if left in the ground ...

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a species of the Asteraceae family. The plant seeds are edible, and manufacturers use them for foods and producing sunflower oil. As such ...

Summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, and pumpkins grow well with sunflowers as long as you fertilize regularly and give ...

Sunflowers are a vibrant addition to any garden and are iconic thanks to their large, yellow flowers and towering stature. They are also easy to grow and are great for garden wildlife - providing ...

Bright and vibrant, a Mexican sunflower spices up gardens both with ... They resemble native prairie sunflowers and zinnia more than common sunflowers. Native to Central America and Mexico ...

It is part of the sunflower family, closely related to the common sunflower, and it is a delicious ingredient raw or cooked. Except when it’s not. With this vegetable, timing is everything.

“Sunflower pollen makes bumblebees poo a whole ... there’s a strong chance it’s a common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens). Yellow and black striped with a rump covered in soft hairs ...