A sunflower head is made up of hundreds of tiny florets. Because of the way sunflowers grow, the youngest florets are in the center of the flower face and the most mature at the edges, forming a ...

The first of these, now in a private collection and sometimes described as Van Gogh’s ‘unknown’ Sunflowers, shows three yellow-orange blooms in a green glazed pot against a turquoise background.

Oxeye sunflower flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, while its seed may be eaten by songbirds. The stems provide winter cover for beneficial insects as well.

Another flower vendor, Gopal Saini, adds, “I used to never keep sunflowers in my store for a single sale, but now whenever you come to my store, you will spot 100 - 150 sunflowers daily. Out of ...

A couple drink in the sights at Schwirian Sunflower Farm in Elizabeth, Monday during the annual sunflower festival, which runs through July 30. People from the greater Monongahela area and beyond made ...

The first of these, now in a private collection and sometimes described as Van Gogh’s ‘unknown’ Sunflowers, shows three yellow-orange blooms in a green glazed pot against a turquoise background.