Everything to know about sunflowers from a florist in Scottsdale AZ Sunflowers are known for rising a feeling of positivity inside us and also in the environment because of their large, yellow colored blooms. They grow from tall to taller than many other garden blooms—and always seem to lift up our moods. The happy face of the sunflower has various benefits to the earth we live in. They can be used to produce edible oil or can also be used for decorations. Not to get deceived by the glooming face of the sunflower for they can eliminate toxins, such as lead, arsenic, and uranium, from contaminated grounds. The sunflower plant acts as a natural decontaminator of soils. Sunflower is very common sale among the florists. Sunflowers can be used by florists in different ways to decorate. The sunflower is the only flower in this world that has got the word "flower" in its name. Here are some of the facts one must check out before going for a sunflower. Also, you do not need to be a florist to know these facts. • The scientific name of sunflower is “Helianthus”, where "Helia" stands for Sun and "Anthus" means Flower. • Sunflowers stand as the symbol of adoration, faith and loyalty. • The flower is heliotropic in nature. This means sunflower faces the sun across the sky from east to west, it follows the movement of the sun throughout the day. • Oil can be extracted from some variety of sunflower seeds. The oil can be used as cooking oil and medicine paint and can even be used to soften leather, heal wounds and condition hair. The oil contains vitamin A and Vitamin D and is rich in minerals like calcium and iron. The other varieties can be used as animal feed and bio-diesel. • Sunflowers are one of the fastest growing plants and they can grow up to a great height of 10-14 ft. • Sunflower seeds are mostly of two varieties- black and striped. • Around the world, almost 60 different varieties of sunflower are found. • The best time for florists to harvest the flower is in the morning. As the days go by the plant get wilted slowly. • Sunflower is the native plant to the Americas. • Almost in every variety, a sunflower can produce 1,000- 2,000 seeds. This number applies to both oil producing and non-oil producing plants. • Oilseeds can be identified by their typically smaller size. They are the ones seen at sporting events and they are completely black peel. The seed of these varieties are high in oil content and are typically processed into sunflower oil and meal. • Oilseeds are divided up into three different types or varieties: NuSun, Linoleic, and High-oleic. • Non-Oilseed can be used as confections and can be munched by making it a bit salty. They can be detected by their larger seeds with a black and white striped hull. Confection sunflower heads tend to be larger and therefore can be blown away distance by high winds. • Confections of the non-oil seed are usually sold for two different purposes: in-shell and kernels or dehulls. • The USA imports sunflower seeds to different countries like Argentina. This is mainly because the seed U.S. grows is valued for its consistently larger size and uniform quality. Seeds from the USA are transported to far countries like Spain, Turkey, and China.There is also a strong export in the Middle East and some European countries. • It very much effective to plant sunflowers on the farm because it has got broadleaf for a good warm season that takes in the leftover nitrogen in the soil from the previous corn crop. The flowers are planted in between this time. • In present days we are recommended to be consistent with our dietary fat by keeping our intake of saturated and trans fats low. And, at the same time, we must increase the poly- and monounsaturated fats. The NuSun oil producing variety of sunflower fits the needs. NuSun oil provides optimal health benefits with great taste and superior frying performance. They are used to make chips. • Sunflowers can help to soak up nuclear radiation. After the destruction of Fukushima nuclear reactors, millions of these sunflower plants were planted to clean up the toxin environment. Some world records on sunflower • In the year 1983, Emily Martin grew a sunflower having the largest flower head ever to be measured. It had a 32 1/4 inches diameter flowerhead. • Sunflowers are mostly tall plants that can grow at a maximum height of 18 feet. But in the year 1986, in Oirschot, Netherlands, Heijims grew a 28 ft long sunflower and had a width of 5 and a half inches. • Melvin Hemker in 2001 produced 837 flowers from a single sunflower plant. These are pretty much the overall information florist must keep in mind or at least know. These are fun facts of everything you should know about sunflowers however the most important fact is how much the sunflower is a great additional to any flower arrangement. If you want to send happiness, Send sunflowers. To order sunflowers go to https://www.enchantedfloristaz.com/types-of-flowers/sunflower.html. You can also contact Enchanted Florist directly at 480-994-1758.