Why do they call them sunflowers?

[Ptah]

I grew two varities this year.


I thought if there was a bee on the
package, I should get a bee on the plant. Sounds fair?




So far so good.



Maybe they are called sunflower beacuse they look so good in the sun.







:hi:

[Floogeldy]

1. Thank you for contributing such beautiful flowers to the Earth.

Including, contributing to the well being of God's creatures and the soil.

I love sunflower seeds.

[Ptah]

4. Thanks, Foogeldy.

I enjoy sharing my afternoon.

:hi:

[Ptah]

5. Crisco, you are correct.

Thanks.

[NashVegas]

11. Ah, Good, Ya Got It

I was too lazy to repost.

Ain't it funny that before we could even see sunspots up close, we had their image?

[Ptah]

14. It's even better,

I am employed at an observatory that does extensive solar
astronomy, and the sunspots do look
like sunflowers.

[NashVegas]

32. This Feels Like a Trick Question Then :)

I always think of Van Gogh when I see that one image. Yah, he was possessed, all right.

[Ptah]

2. This is what I meant.

The first two PMs I get will be in line to hear
a passionate rant.

Hurry before they're gone

[Ptah]

19. So, since there were no requests for pm, I'll spill here.

If I ever hear anyone else speak of sodomy
as prison justice, I will puke down your throat
until you drown.

That is all.

[bridgit]

3. love those night shots, but that one turned toward me by the time my...

went through...very creative :hi:

[Ptah]

8. Thanks for another hello, my friend.

:hi:

[Ptah]

6. MrsGrumpy, thanks for responding to the now defunct thread.

"

I like this one better though... can you change it back? "

here's a bonus shot for you:

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. Beautiful...just beautiful.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

7. Damn, those are some gorgeous photos!

Good eye, Ptah! :hi:

[Ptah]

10. Right time, right place. It happens sometimes.

I'm glad you enjoyed my meager efforts
to convey a few moments of my day.

:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

13. I do!

I appreciate an artist's work! :hug:

[Interocitor]

9. Before they get heavy with seeds,

they turn to face the sun.

[Ptah]

12. Watching them through the day, I am amazed

to see them follow the sun.

:hi:

Welcome to DU!

[Interocitor]

17. Thanks!!!

When I was very small, I grew some sunflowers thinking they would be nice small flowers... :-)

[txwhitedove]

15. Beautiful pictures. I have grown the big sunflowers and

saved seeds to feed birds in winter. Many years ago
I would ride my horse through a field of sunflowers
as high as the horse's head. Those were wonderful summers.
Thank you, Ptah.
:hi:

[Ptah]

16. I had an OK harvest so far. More to come!

:hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

20. OMG, Ptah!

I love the Tucson monsoon skies!!!!!!!

Thank you!!!!! :hug:


Etymology of sunflower:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sunflower

sunflower
1562, "heliotrope;" in ref. to the helianthus (introduced to Europe 1510 from America by the Spaniards) it is attested from 1597.

[Ptah]

21. It's been raining quite steadily tonight.

A real toad floater, yup.

:hug:

[Ptah]

23. P.S.

[Whoa_Nelly]

24. Holy Monsoons, Batman!

I miss those storms! Especially all the great lightning! Used to always turn off all the lights and sit at slider just to freak myself out and enjoy the thrill of the show.

[Ptah]

26. I Love the Desert

:slider hug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

27. Ajo Valley and Kitt Peak

Beautiful!

[Ptah]

28. Just in case you don't have a picture, print this one:

[Whoa_Nelly]

33. Beautiful Sahuaro National Monument :::sigh:::

Thanks, my Cutie Patootie :loveya:

[Jade Fox]

22. Beautiful.....

I love sunflowers. :)

[Ptah]

25. I'm glad you got a smile.

:hi:

[smtpgirl]

29. Do you live in MD???

I drive by a field of sunflowers everyday. They looked perky and happy.

About 2 weeks ago, the flowers shrivled up, plants are still standing, I guess lack of water

[Ptah]

30. No, these photos are in my back yard in Tucson AZ

110.97 W 32.22 N

I was surprised at the amount of water they require.

:hi:

[IChing]

31. My mother said:

They are easier to raise than suns or sons, which she raised three of.

She never really spelled it out ....LOL