It is a gloomy rainy day in Miami, Fl. I hoped these sunflowers could bring a bit of sunshine and joy to your households or offices, wherever you may be when reading this post. I took this picture in the Cienaga de Zapata crocodile farm in Cuba. Aren't they beautiful? In fact, sunflowers are one of the most popular garden flowers, very easy to grow. They are also one of the world's leading oil seed crops, secondly to soybeans. Sunflowers are pretty amazing, as their powerful root system removes large amounts of toxic metals, even uranium (!)
Most people think that sunflowers follow the sun. But they don't. It happens only when sunflowers are very young, not even ready to bloom. First thing in the morning, sunflowers point toward the east, by noon - straight up, and by the evening - to the west.
So, if you have been wondering how to keep the sun shining all day long, consider growing sunflowers!
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