sunflowers.

Sunflower names: Sunflowers have a common name and a latin name, latin means the name of a biological taxon. The sunflowers latin name is Helianthus and the common name is Sunflower.

What the Sunflower needs: Sunflowers require a lot of things most importantly soil. The most recommended soil for a Sunflower is alkaline soil (HP 6.0 to 7.5) Sunflowers also need lots of water,the Sunflower needs lots of water for germination. you need to water a Sunflower 2 times per week. The recommended temperature to grow a Sunflower is 70 fahrenheit to 78 fahrenheit.

How much sunlight: Sunflowers also require a large amount of sunlight. Sunflowers need to be out in the sun for at least 6-8 hours a day so that it grows into a healthy Sunflower.

Sunflowers appearance: The Sunflowers appearance has disk shaped flowers that can come in all sorts of different colors like yellow, brown or purple while the petalike ray flowers are yellow.

Where it grows and how tall it can be: Sunflower can bloom in all 50 states in the U.S. and normally start growing in the summer months and with enough sun Sunflowers can grow up to 15 feet tall!

Insects attracted to this plant: All the insects that are attracted to the Sunflower is, false wireworms, true wireworms, cutworms, black scarab beetles, thrips, wingless cockroach's and field crickets.

Threats and diseases: Sunflowers have multiple threats and diseases, some of which are Downy mildew, which is when the seedlings appear dwarfed and chlorotic (yellow) and may thicken theater leaves. One of a Sunflowers threats is rust which damages the plant by making a heavy infection that can cause the entire leaf to die.

Sunflower fun fact #1: Did you know that Sunflowers were cultivated in North America as far back as 3000 BCE!!

Sunflower fun fact #2 : did you know that Tsar peter the great liked sunflowers so much that he brought it to russia. everyone loved it so much that they planted 2 million acres of sunflowers every year.

Sunflower fun fact #3: Did you know in 2014 the world's tallest Sunflower reached 30 feet and 1 inch!

Sunflower fun fact #4: did you know an astronaut brought a sunflower to space? yup it's true! he brought sunflower seeds to space but if they grew is unknown.

Sunflower fun fact #5: Did you know that Sunflowers have a history of healing? It's true! Sunflowers have been thought to cure chest pain, pulmanery troubles and can heal kidney pains!