Original: Typically each floret is oriented toward the next by approximately the golden angle , 137.5 , producing a pattern of interconnecting spirals where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci numbers .
Simplified: In Germany , it is mixed together with rye flour to make Sonnenblumenkernbrot ( literally : sunflower whole seed bread ) , which is quite popular in German-speaking Europe .