Thursday 5 December 2013

NOT ALL SUNFLOWERS HAVE YELLOW PETALS

RED SUNFLOWERS LINK

ORANGE SUNFLOWER LINK

PURPLE SUNFLOWER  LINK

PINK SUNFLOWER  LINK

I am sure that most of you, me included, would have the perception that all sunflowers are yellow, right?  Well, the fact is there are sunflowers with petals of other colours and this are not hybrids of mutations.  Really!  Read the description of sunflowers that I got from Wiki below and enjoy looking at pictures of red, orange, purple and pink sunflowers.

Description of sunflower
What is usually called the "flower" on a mature sunflower is actually a "flower head" (also known as a "composite flower") of numerous florets (small flowers) crowded together. The outer petal-bearing florets (ray florets) are sterile and can be yellow, red, orange, or other colors. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, which mature into seeds.

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