### plant | tracheophyte | spermatophyte | angiosperm:

Sunflower
* All sunflowers do best in full sun and grow in a wide range of soils.
* Most sunflowers absorb light
  - attract butterflies
* Most sunflowers bear flowers
  - many small flowers
  - belong to families
* Most sunflowers grow in areas
  - ranges
* Most sunflowers grow on stalks
  - tall stalks
* Most sunflowers have alternate leaves
  - attributes
  - conditions
  - foliage
  - green foliage
  - long taproots
  - production
  - proper conditions
  - rays
  - seed production
  - look like flowers
  - originate from fields
* Most sunflowers produce flowers
  - hairy leaves
  - seeds
  - sunflower seeds
  - survive in climates
* Some sunflowers are distinguished from helianthuses
  - grown as ornamentals, and varieties have been developed with exotic colors
  - follow patterns
* Some sunflowers form colonies
  - large colonies
* Some sunflowers grow in arid climates
  - regions
  - on plants
  - have emergence
  - rely on bees
* also have the ability to contract mildew and rust.
* always point their blooms or face to the rising sun in the East.
* are a flower of happiness
  - good choice for children, because they grow quickly
  - magnet
  - particularly popular crop to grow, including some of the giant varieties
  - symbol of hope
  - allelopathic to many weeds
  - among the few crops that make seed when planted late, even without cultivation
  - an annual
  - child's play to grow
  - considered oilseeds
  - drought tolerant, and watering encourages weeds
* are easy to grow in just about any type of garden soil and climate
  - provided they have direct sun
  - fast reproducers, and one plant can create dozens of others
* are generally coarse plants with simple, bristly leaves
  - hardy plants and can withstand short dry or wet spells
  - high in oil and thus high in energy
  - in bloom
  - located in meadows
  - multicellular, amoebas single-celled
  - native to North America and are grown as tall annuals in the garden
  - on the rise both as confections and oils
  - one of the most popular oilseeds grown by producers
  - popular as a cooking oil, too
  - quite resistant even to freezing
  - sturdy plants that are often grown to form a border to a vegetable garden
* are the closest relative to the strange gumwood tree and to the various cabbage-trees
  - source of sunflower seeds, which are also a source of commercial oil
  - tough as nails
* are used as a source of vegetable oil
  - for their cooking oil, meal and confectionary products
* are very easy to grow
  - hardy and easy to grow
* are very susceptible to sclerotinia as are canola and beans
  - seed-placed fertilizer injury
  - lots of native bees
  - mourning doves for a youth-only dove hunt
* belong to a group of particularly drought-tolerant plants
  - the daisy family
* bloom in late summer or early fall.
* bud, bloom, and go to seed, welcoming the equinox.
* can function in a variety of climates and soil types, as well as drought
  - withstand hot dry weather but benefit from periodic deep waterings
* come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors
  - all sizes and colors
* compete with soybeans in world markets, especially in the oil side of the demand.
* do best in soil with lots of water holding capacity, drainage and fertilzer
  - however possess a low salt tolerance and require well drained soil
  - their best in full sun and well-drained soil
  - well as do roses, ecnicia is bright and hardy
* experience few insect and disease problems
  - growth problems if they become water-logged
* grow at different times of the year in different parts of the country.
* grow in almost any soil, but the better the soil, the better they'll grow
* grow on dry, sunny places , because their roots can explore deeper soil layers
  - well in semi-arid regions of the world
  - wild from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast and south to Argentina
* grown in home gardens generally have few if any pest or disease problems.
* grows best on loam, silty loam, and silty clay loam soils with good drainage.
* have a strong taproot and smaller secondary roots
  - both ray and disc flowers
  - large, kid-sized seeds that are fun and easy to plant
  - potential
  - stems
  - carpels
  - cell membranes
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - ovaries
  - perianths
  - plasma membranes
  - stamens
  - vacuoles
* indicate adoration.
* love rich soil and lots of water.
* make excellent cut flowers, are drought tolerant, and bloom all summer.
* need water.
* occasionally spring up as a weed in farm fields and pastures.
* reduce competition by killing off their competitors.
* remove radionuclides from water in ongoing phytoremediation field tests.
* repeatedly appear as burnt yellows and stained oranges that evince a natural warmth.
* require five to seven days from planting to emergence
  - maintenance
* stand for adoration, and daisies symbolize innocence.
* stem weevil larvae in stalk.
* symbolize adoration, loyalty and longevity.
* take up and remove modest levels of nutrients compared to barley or canola.
* thrive in a well-drained garden soil
  - hot, dry weather, and tolerate droughts
  - northern areas and in southern double-cropping systems
  - warm to hot climates with full sunshine during the day
  - warmer weather and climates
* typically are strong growers, and bear large, showy yellow flowers.