Helianthus, Annual Sunflower, Common Sunflower, Kansas Sunflower 'Mixed Hybrids, Noids' (Helianthus annuus)
Helianthus annuus
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Common Sunfower against the Texas sky, what could be lovelier?
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by Jeff_Beck Feb 11, 2004 5:05 PM
I love this one, it's really beautiful...
by groovytee Nov 21, 2003 10:31 PM
by Xenomorf Jun 14, 2004 9:41 AM
August, 2017 *Whitmore Lake, MI
by DaylilySLP May 10, 2020 1:55 PM
by mark May 9, 2001 12:00 PM
Giant Single
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by dave May 14, 2002 11:32 AM
by carolann Jul 20, 2002 12:58 AM
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by mingsmimi Jul 22, 2002 10:24 AM
Giant sunflower sown from seed in April 2002. Bloom time late July here in MD
by haighr Aug 1, 2002 12:14 PM
by mingsmimi Aug 22, 2002 7:42 PM
by mystic Aug 31, 2002 11:17 AM
Sun Flower which I saw in Foster City
by Bug_Girl Nov 9, 2002 9:46 PM
Bumbies (especially) love it :) - 14.7.2002
by Evert Jan 4, 2003 6:49 PM
Dubai UAE zone 11 March 2003
by Chamma Mar 25, 2003 8:06 AM
Sunflower seed head Dubai UAE zone 11 march 2003
by Chamma Mar 30, 2003 6:58 AM
I would love to know what kind of Sunflower this is. It just grew.
by oldcogers Jun 18, 2003 3:23 PM
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by starshine Aug 12, 2003 3:04 PM
by starshine Aug 30, 2003 7:46 PM
Seeds will be collected soon.
by cynthiac Oct 3, 2003 12:10 AM
Sunflower with Bee - Mid-Ohio June 2003 - Enjoy
by jim_martin24 Oct 5, 2003 4:10 PM
I planted small sunflowers. Somehow ended up with these. They were beautiful!!. The heads were over 12" across the faces. They were in very rocky soil, required water about every 3 days. Very hardy. Survived the first frost in Oct.
by BeanysNana Nov 19, 2003 5:12 PM
Unknown variety in North Carolina
by lunavox Jan 14, 2004 8:32 AM
by Jeff_Beck Feb 11, 2004 5:05 PM
Phoenix, AZ, zone 9b
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by daru Sep 6, 2004 11:52 AM
Ripening in a field in SW France October 2004
by philomel Oct 15, 2004 8:35 PM
This is what a volunteer seedling looks like. Late winter/early spring, late February, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf May 2, 2005 9:46 PM
The squirrels planted the seeds. The really big one is growing from under a rock!
by agedog1 May 7, 2005 11:35 AM
by gumlla May 8, 2005 9:40 PM
A Sunflower unfolding.
by frostweed May 24, 2005 11:22 PM
by Gindee77 Jul 10, 2005 11:16 PM
by Gindee77 Jul 10, 2005 11:16 PM
by Gindee77 Jul 15, 2005 10:12 PM
Volunteer, now bird food.
by beclu727 Jul 15, 2005 10:12 PM
Helianthus annuus
by LilyLover_UT Sep 4, 2005 11:36 PM
Sunflower(Helianthus annuus)
by tathisri Apr 11, 2006 9:48 PM
Sunflower in Victoria, Australia, January 1990
by kennedyh Apr 25, 2006 9:28 PM
Sunflower in Victoria, Australia, January 1990
by kennedyh Apr 25, 2006 9:28 PM
sunflower!
by Noell_swfl Jun 11, 2006 9:56 PM
Just opened!
by Noell_swfl Jun 10, 2006 11:03 PM
Sunflower!
by Noell_swfl Jun 11, 2006 10:06 PM
Just starting out!
by Noell_swfl Jun 10, 2006 11:01 PM
by Gabrielle Jun 27, 2006 11:16 PM
by cactus_lover Apr 16, 2007 2:15 AM
by jhtt Apr 17, 2007 2:44 AM
by jhtt Apr 18, 2007 2:22 AM
Unique result from saved seeds.
by Airfun May 13, 2007 3:27 AM
The one in hand is in bloom and there are several others around waiting to join
by ManicReality May 21, 2007 3:04 AM
lemon queen
by unix_girl Jul 26, 2007 2:26 AM
july 2007 lasalle garden
by Rotegard Aug 11, 2007 4:50 PM
Wild sunflowers growing in Houston, TX
by btc129psu Sep 23, 2007 11:14 PM
Somebody found a home in an unopened bud
by creekwalker Oct 28, 2007 12:49 AM
by creekwalker Nov 5, 2007 6:03 AM
by mustangman826 Mar 30, 2008 10:29 PM
Sunflower~second graderus plantus plasticus cupus
by amaranthus23 Jun 8, 2008 9:14 PM
Wild form
by Kelli Aug 17, 2008 12:44 PM
Back of blossom in late August. Grown in East Tennessee.
by nausved Sep 6, 2008 1:30 AM
Profile of blossom in late August. Grown in East Tennessee.
by nausved Sep 6, 2008 1:30 AM
Self-seeded Sunflower -
by jmorth Sep 6, 2008 9:32 PM
This was taken at Olds College in Olds Alberta.
by sungoddess Mar 25, 2009 3:42 AM
Sunflowers planted by birds eating from a feeder
by Opoetree Sep 21, 2009 7:11 PM
The birds planted a lot of sunflower seeds for us...
by Opoetree Sep 21, 2009 7:11 PM
The bees DO love the sunflowers...as do the birds.
by Opoetree Sep 21, 2009 7:26 PM
With a Bee.
by DMgardener Mar 3, 2010 3:49 AM
Darker and shorter than the normal Sunny.
by DMgardener Mar 6, 2010 4:07 AM
Very Shaggy.
by DMgardener Mar 1, 2010 8:27 PM
The blue sky contrasts with the bloom perfectly.
by DMgardener Mar 3, 2010 3:49 AM
First days of bloom from a Russian Mammoth in a large clay pot.
by OscarNYC May 10, 2010 5:10 AM
Photo originally added to the PlantFiles on November 29, 2005
by Xenomorf May 31, 2010 1:50 PM
Attack of the Beetles !! Beetlemania
by TeadoraX Jul 12, 2010 10:00 PM
Pretty tops, ugly bottoms - from seed 3 months later
by TeadoraX Jul 14, 2010 6:29 PM
The birds did a great job planting this year's Sunflowers. The constant rain chased me out of the flower garden.
by Marilea777 Aug 13, 2010 11:31 AM
Morning June 2, 2011
by YeeFam Jun 3, 2011 8:29 AM
Evening June 2, 2011
by YeeFam Jun 3, 2011 8:31 AM
Morning June 3, 2011
by YeeFam Jun 3, 2011 8:32 AM
by dushyantdhari Jun 4, 2011 6:56 PM
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by AnniesAnnuals Aug 18, 2011 3:57 PM
by AnniesAnnuals Aug 18, 2011 3:57 PM
Helianthus Annuus & Bee
by absinthe27 Aug 31, 2012 6:09 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Apr 2, 2020 9:24 PM
August, 2017 *Whitmore Lake, MI
by DaylilySLP May 10, 2020 1:55 PM
August, 2017 *Whitmore Lake, MI
by DaylilySLP May 10, 2020 1:55 PM
August, 2017 *Whitmore Lake, MI
by DaylilySLP May 10, 2020 1:55 PM
August, 2017 *Whitmore Lake, MI
by DaylilySLP May 10, 2020 1:55 PM