National Sunflower Day is the first Saturday of August.
So it turns out that I've loved sunflowers for longer than I realized. The "bouquet" above, in that vase, has been a fixture in my bedroom since we lived in Nebraska. We moved to Texas in 1999... That's a long time.
I'm sure I don't have to explain why anyone is drawn to them...part of it is the name. Sun. I love the sun, and sunlight and vitamin D is vital to everyone's health and well being. Now I get that some of us love it more than others.
I read the "National Sunflower Day" write up, and I would encourage you to go read it for yourself, but here are a few amazing take aways:
- On average, one sunflower can produce up to 2,000 sunflower seeds per head.
- Some archaeologists believe sunflowers may have been cultivated by Native Americans before corn was.
- A sunflower head can be bigger than your own.
And here's an article directly from North Dakota's Tourism site
DD and I are thinking of planting sunflowers around the birdbath to help provide some natural shade for the birds as well to brighten up the yard. I'll have to research the best time to plant them, but my guess is spring...
Hope your week is going well so far. We're on the downhill slope.
Take care and have a great weekend.
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