sunflower patch

The unexpected little blossom

The unexpected little blossom

By rebelann1949

@rebelann (111164)

El Paso, Texas

July 25, 2016 9:41am CST

I was devastated when a recent sand storm leveled my teeny sunflower patch. Then a couple days ago while taking photos out side I came across a wonderful sight, a small sunflower was blooming on one of the knocked over stalks. Isn't Mother Nature grand?

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@Ritu96 (897)

• Sonipat, India

25 Jul 16

yes she is..soon u will see a beautiful sunflower ..

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

I hope so, the others are all face down and I'm hoping the seeds have ripened for new plants.

@silvermist (19702)

• India

26 Jul 16

@rebelann That is one happy sight for you.Hope it will be a beautiful flower soon.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

26 Jul 16

Unfortunately the heat fried the poor thing or else it was just the last gift of the stalk before dying.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Jul 16

Thanks @silvermist but at least some of the seeds did ripen and it seems something has been dining on them, if I'm lucky they'll leave their droppings and I'll get new plants.

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@silvermist (19702)

• India

31 Jul 16

@rebelann Sorry to hear about the demise of that blossom.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 16

@rebelann Mother Nature gives you unexpected little gifts every now and then.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

I think she does that very often but we don't pay close enough attention to find them all the time.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 16

@rebelann I think you are right.

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

26 Jul 16

Yikes a sandstorm, that must be awful. I have never been in one of those. Glad something survived it.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Jul 16

I hate them, they sap the moisture out of every thing as well as blowing down anything that isn't a sturdy tree. In the past I've even seen garage roofs fly through the air if it wasn't battened down well enough.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Aug 16

They sure can be @fishtiger58

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

2 Aug 16

@rebelann I have seen documentaries about sand storms, yikes pretty scary stuff.

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@cyberrat (204)

• Portsmouth, Ohio

3 Aug 16

get you a few fence post those cheap ones that are easy to take in and out of the ground I use rebar electric fence posts to stalk sunflowers before storms to help them survive you can leave them there year after year too and just plant the sunflowers beside them we get horrible wind here and it keeps mine standing this year I just planted short ones so i didnt have to stake them

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Aug 16

Good idea, I think I'll see how much rebars cost, then I can put a few in an area where I know there are a few seeds. Who knows, maybe I'll have a better crop next season.

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 16

Mother nature is grand. She's a fine old lady.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

26 Jul 16

Yes she is but as they say, beware a woman scorned.

@koopharper (7477)

• Canada

25 Jul 16

Nice to at least get that bloom out of them.

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@sofssu (23662)

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25 Jul 16

She struggles to give us her best.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

She sure does, I just pray more people start to give her what she needs to succeed.

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

25 Jul 16

That's a sweet sight.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

I was happy to see the little blossom. I will try to grow them again.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

25 Jul 16

mother nature does her best to continue that life cycle :) shame the ones here didn't fare so well with the grasshoppers. i miss seein' the sunflowers, the insects that visit'n later the birds.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

She sure does and part of her gift isn't always that which we like.

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@lilnana1111 (2305)

• United States

25 Jul 16

Sweet!

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

It sure was

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

26 Jul 16

I'm thrilled for you! Two of my Gerber daisies were bent over at the stems and with water, didn't stand at attention. Nature can be grand or cruel.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

26 Jul 16

Thank you

Mother Nature is grand even when she is scary.

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@NJChicaa (115992)

• United States

25 Jul 16

how cute!

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

I thought so too

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Jul 16

Sunflowers have to be tough. Nature designed them that way to survive the elements.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

This is my first experience growing them, next time I will see to it they have some kind of support as they get taller

@skysnap (20154)

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25 Jul 16

Yes, nature has plan for everything. She adjusts herself accordingly.

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@rebelann (111164)

• El Paso, Texas

25 Jul 16

She is wondrous.