Perhaps one of the greatest achievements of New World, native peoples was their domestication, cultivation and improvement of many native plants they encountered when migrating through and settling ...

Growth habit: An upright annual flower growing to more than 10 feet tall depending on the variety. The leaves are bright green and heart-shaped and grow to a foot long and about as wide. Light: Grows ...

They got it wrong! The sunflower, not the rose, should be our national flower. Now, I like roses, especially our native wild roses like the Carolina rose and the swamp rose. And I like old fashioned ...

Tooling around Saturday, checking off chores, I spotted the man leaving the home-improvement center pushing a cartful of potted sunflowers, the cheery blooms bobbing as he walked. Sunflowers brighten ...

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with its familiar blooms has been cultivated by Native Americans as far back as 3,000 B.C. They utilized these lofty giants in medicine and as a vital food ...

Researchers at CU are teasing out the modern-day sunflower's genetic history. Humans and sunflowers go way back. American Indians first domesticated the plant — prized for its seeds, oil and beauty — ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Being surrounded by sunflowers isn’t such a bad thing, especially if you live in the Sunflower State. Residents of Kansas are treated annually to the sight of thousands of sunflowers.

It was 4 in the afternoon, and the two of us sat four barstools apart inside the Golden Spur Saloon. We were the only two people at the only bar in Magdalena, New Mexico. I’d just finished a 10-mile ...

Sunflowers are a vibrant addition to any garden and are iconic thanks to their large, yellow flowers and towering stature. They are also easy to grow and are great for garden wildlife - providing both ...