The sunflower has a rich history as a North American native plant. Records show that as early as 3000 B.C., Native Americans cultivated sunflowers as food and pressed seeds to make oil. Although still ...

Can Sunflowers Be Multiple Colors? Sunflowers bring warmth and vibrancy to gardens and floral displays—but don't limit yourself to the classic yellow varieties! With a range of gorgeous colors and ...

Sunflowers are the exuberant darlings of the summer garden, and you can still plant them in August. No garden edible grows at a greater rate than the sunflower. Certain varieties take only two months ...

I still remember stories my grandmother told me about the Victory Garden she planted in our postage-stamp-sized yard during World War II. Hers was one of at least 20 million Victory Gardens planted to ...

If we handed you a box of crayons and asked you to draw a sunflower, you might begin by choosing the most vivid yellow color for the petals. After all, most people are familiar with sunny, bright ...

Through October, one of the prettiest sites in all of Baton Rouge will be in bloom — an acre of sunflowers at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden, 4560 Essen Lane. For almost a decade now, rows ...