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Sunflowers

Solar powered plant...Sun flowers have a type of phototropic response called heliotropism(sun turning); the leaves and flower heads of young sunflowers follow the sun and their orientation therefore changes from east to west during the day.

 

To grow well, sunflowers need full sun. They grow best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil with a lot of mulch. In commercial planting, seeds are planted 45 cm (1.5 ft) apart and 2.5 cm (1 in) deep. Sunflower "whole seed" (fruit) are sold as a snack food.

 

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Nikon D90 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ring Flash + Handheld.

 

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Uploaded on November 11, 2010
Taken on November 11, 2010