Kid-Friendly Plants
 Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
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The Sunflower is an Annual, which means it has to
be planted every year. It is easy to grow. Birds like the seeds, the same
sunflower seeds we like to eat! The giant Sunflower can grow up to
10-feet tall or more, with 8- to 14-inch wide flowers! There are
smaller versions too. The Sunflower likes warm weather and sun. It blooms
in the Summer, and starts to grow in 10-14 days from seed. Some Sunflowers are
yellow and some are red. You have to be sure to wait until after all the frost
in Spring is gone before you plant them. You can measure how tall they grow
by standing next to them.
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