Just a Wild Sunflower
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
June 9, 2024 12:21pm CST
I have been waiting on this plant to bloom to see what it was. I have put the photo as it was growing into Google Lens and got several identifications and they were all wrong!
Turns out to be a wild sunflower!
It just popped up close to the chicken coop. And man is it tall! That photo was taken from a distance to get the entire height in the photo.
How do you like my wildflower find? I'm glad I didn't let the hubby cut it down!
Photo Credit: My own
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jun 24
They do grow tall. We used to grow them out by the garage. They would grow up to the roof.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
12 Jun 24
@celticeagle Yes, sunflower seeds were a big deal back in the 70's and 80's!
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jun 24
@kareng ........ I used to love sunflower seeds and pumpkins too.
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 24
That is awesome! We've got a little tiny sunflower plant that is popping up in a pot that we planted from a seed. I can't wait until it gets big enough to produce a flower!
A few years ago I had a wild sunflower pop up next to the A/C unit in the back of my house. I had a feeling the seed came from some birdseed that our neighbor had put out in his feeder.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
16 Jun 24
@moffittjc The area where this one is is partially shaded. It only gets the morning sunshine!
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@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 24
@kareng My problem is that I don't have enough yard with full sunlight to properly grow sunflower seeds. My yard is heavily shaded from all the huge trees on my property.
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Men!
@LindaOHio (222318)
• United States
10 Jun 24
I love sunflowers. I remember them next to the drive of our house in Cleveland. We used to stand there and eat the seeds before the birds got them. Have a good new week.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
11 Jun 24
@LindaOHio New week, let's hope we both have a great one!!
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@LindaOHio (222318)
• United States
10 Jun 24
@kareng You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
10 Jun 24
It is a regular sun flower I have these in my garden You must preserve the seeds and propagate
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
10 Jun 24
I love how the flower change the position.
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@wolfgirl569 (135676)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Jun 24
I love sunflowers. They can pop up anywhere with a birds help
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@RasmaSandra (97994)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun 24
What a lovely sunflower, Let that flower grow!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
10 Jun 24
Thank you, although Mother Nature gets all the credit on this one.
My hubby did good on weed eating today and let it alone! He even commented this afternoon that he didn't realize that was a sunflower growing there! There may be some hope for him yet!!
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