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sunflower
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sunflower

written by Jana May 21, 2007

moulin rouge, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl.

Picture: closeup photo of a sunflower with yellow-reddish petals.

This sunflower is from a seed mix called “Moulin Rouge.” the name charmed me (being a Francophile) to I had to try it out. So far the flowers are quite small compared to the typical Mammoth varieties that I usually grow.

Did you know this?:

“In the head of a sunflower, the tiny florets that turn into seeds are typically arranged in two intersecting families of spirals, one winding clockwise and the other winding counterclockwise. Count the number of florets along a spiral and you are likely to find 21, 34, 55, 89, or 144. Indeed, if 34 floret (or seed) rows curve in one direction, there will be either 21 or 55 rows curving in the other direction.”

This fascinating article explains the mathematical patterns found in sunflowers. Interesting, indeed!

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ckline72 May 21, 2007 - 9:42 pm

What a great closup!
A few friends and I are working a great site devoted to sunflowers. It will have everything imaginable about sunflowers with all kinds of great information, links to the best products and a discussion area. The forum is already open! Check us out at http://www.SunflowerOcity.com
Chris.Kline@Sunflowerocity.com

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Sunflower June 4, 2007 - 3:58 am

Kris,

I went to your sunflowerocity.com site and it was amazing… What a great concept.

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Hi there friend, and welcome to my blog. I started writing on the internet two decades ago. Since then I've started and finished a PhD program, left the Mormon church and became a Quaker, got divorced, remarried, found full-time work in academia, took up rock climbing and outrigger canoeing, and traveled across the globe (China! Belgium! Italy! Chicago! Montana! Portland! Gettysburg! and oh-so-many points in-between). This blog is eclectic and random--it has poetry and cooking and books. And cats. And flowers. And the ocean (my ocean). But in that sense it's a good reflection of me and my wide-ranging, far-reaching, magpie curiosity.

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