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(56,912 posts) Wed Apr 23, 2014, 11:51 AM Apr 2014

Sunflowers ...

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Beautiful! Ptah Apr 2014 #1

. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #2

Sunflower and bees! Ptah Apr 2014 #3

I'm ready for a big steamin' pot of cowboy coffee ... Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #6

That's a keeper... Gorgeous. 1monster Apr 2014 #4

it is a Stunner, yes Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #5

Beautiful picture! nt raccoon Apr 2014 #7

Great pic PeoViejo Apr 2014 #8

You beat me to it. Delmette Apr 2014 #13

:) PeoViejo Apr 2014 #17

If it is at sunrise? Ptah Apr 2014 #14

Good question Delmette Apr 2014 #18

I had to find out. Delmette Apr 2014 #21

Love sunflowers. In fact, I have an oil painting RebelOne Apr 2014 #9

Thanks for sharing that beautiful image! n/t Martin Eden Apr 2014 #10

Lotta happy birds out there. toby jo Apr 2014 #11

Just planted some today. n/t Mr.Bill Apr 2014 #12

I have a bunch of them growing in the back yard. texanwitch Apr 2014 #15

I had to use that as my latest desktop picture! MrMickeysMom Apr 2014 #16

Why are they facing the wrong way? Helen Borg Apr 2014 #19

Evidently, it is sunrise. Still facing west from the day before. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #20

Ptah

(33,023 posts)

1. Beautiful!

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Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:11 PM

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:13 PM

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Ptah

(33,023 posts)

3. Sunflower and bees!

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Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:18 PM

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Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

6. I'm ready for a big steamin' pot of cowboy coffee ...

Reply to Ptah (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 01:03 PM

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1monster

(11,012 posts)

4. That's a keeper... Gorgeous.

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Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:41 PM

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Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

5. it is a Stunner, yes

Reply to 1monster (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 23, 2014, 12:55 PM

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raccoon

(31,107 posts)

7. Beautiful picture! nt

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Wed Apr 23, 2014, 03:28 PM

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PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

8. Great pic

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Wed Apr 23, 2014, 04:29 PM

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Too bad they are facing the wrong direction.

Delmette

(522 posts)

13. You beat me to it.

Reply to PeoViejo (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 06:44 PM

Apr 2014

Anyone who knows sunflowers would spot that in a second.

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

17. :)

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Sun Apr 27, 2014, 06:50 PM

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Ptah

(33,023 posts)

14. If it is at sunrise?

Reply to PeoViejo (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 06:47 PM

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Delmette

(522 posts)

18. Good question

Reply to Ptah (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 07:57 PM

Apr 2014

I'll find out the answer. It may take a few months, I'll watch the neighbors sunflowers when they bloom. I'm in Montana and we won't see sunflower blooms until July or August.

Stay tuned.

Delmette

(522 posts)

21. I had to find out.

Reply to Ptah (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 09:29 PM

Apr 2014

So I googled a few phrases and eventually found this.
"Facing east at sunrise, the sunflower’s head follows the sun across the sky to face west at sunset. This heliotropic movement, called nutation, results from a bending of the stem toward the sunlight; there is asymmetric growth on the shaded side, causing the flowers to be in a position facing toward the sun. Growth is equalized during the night, the stem slowly straightens out and by dawn is facing east again. On a cloudy overcast day, the sunflower remains facing eastward, awaiting the next clear sunrise. The leaves of the sunflower are also heliotropic. If they are removed, the sunflower head would be unable to follow the sun.
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