Sunflower is very famous for its beauty and its benefits. Until this flower became the national flower of Ukraine. Sunflower is also the official flower of the state of Kansas, USA. This flower comes from North America Tropic, precisely in Mexico region. Physical character with a height of 3m to 5m depending on the type and variety, good creation sunflowers arrangements. The leaves are single width, the stems are covered with coarse feathers, erect growth and rarely have branching.
As a compound interest there are two types of flowers, namely the edge flowers or tongue flower. Both carried a large yellow petals, a meaning of sunflowers. While the tube flowers are fertile and produce seeds. This tube interest can amount to about 2000 buds in a bunch of flowers. Pollination is open cross and assisted by insects. On a sunny afternoon, bunches of compound flowers will follow the movement of the Sun. .
There are four groups of sunflower cultivation that are distinguished by its benefits, which are as follows:
• Groups that cultivate for oil. Utilized is oil from the seeds. Livestock feeding group, harvested leaves as feed or green manure.
• Groups that cultivate for ornamental plants, in general are the interest
• Groups that cultivate for food, in the form of quaci. Utilized is the seeds as food.
This plant was originally cultivated by North American Indians for thousands of years. Further on its development spread to South America and become one of food source for Inka citizen. At the time of conquest by Europeans, the sun's interest was later introduced to Europe and other corners of the world around the 16th century. And in the seventeenth century sunflower seeds were used for a mixture of honeybreads processed in lieu of coffee as well as chocolate. While the 19th century its use as a source of oil began to be pioneered. Here's a glimpse of The beauty and variety of sunflower benefits.
