PURPLE SUNFLOWERS really are lovely and are perfect to add something unique to your gardens. They have a meaning of wealth, glory and royalty too so they’re definitely an impressive bloom!
Fun facts about Sunflowers
The tallest recorded sunflower was a ginormous 9.17m (30ft 1inch)! The sunflower is now the national flower for both Russia and Ukraine. Sunflower seeds are packed full of calcium so they're perfect for a little mid-afternoon healthy snack. Sunflowers are usually given on a third wedding anniversary. Each sunflower can produce between 1000-2000 seeds.
Sunflowers have been planted to help soak up nuclear radiation.They are not just
pretty faces; sunflowers are actually good at absorbing toxins, too. Millions were planted after the devastating tsunami destroyed reactors in the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.
Each sunflower is actually thousands of teeny flowers. The iconic yellow petals and
fuzzy brown centers are actually individual flowers themselves. As many as 2,000 flowers can make up the classic sunflower bloom.
