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International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day - 1 May 2012
This large group of plants exhibits a variety of characteristics, but most of the commonly encountered species have triangular to lanceolate leaves, rough leaf surfaces and conspicuous yellow flowers. Seeds of wild sunflower species have the same shape but are smaller than sunflower seeds purchased for birdseed or human consumption. Unlike most garden-variety or commercially grown sunflowers, most wild sunflowers bear multiple flowers. ©Al Schneider, USDA-NRCS Plants Database
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Every year in late November and early December, a tiny corner of northern Thailand bursts into yellow life as the sunflowers hit their peak blooming season. It really only occurs in a few small patches of mountainside just outside of Khun Yuam near the Burmese border. But the effect is spectacular enough to warrant the long journey to get there.
On January 21, the 4th Sunflower Festival in Kitanakagusuku began in the fields of the Ogido and Adaniya districts behind Kitanakagusuku Junior High School. It is an annual event held during the sunflowers flowering season and it involves many local organizations and groups. The Kitanakagusuku Municipal Office planted sunflowers in unused farmland as green manure and also to create the opportunity for people to enjoy viewing the flowers.
Mountainair Sunflower Festival page, photo by Robin DesJardins, Imagio Studio
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Gorden Math with his sunflowers, Mountainair NM
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Debbie Coy I had some that grew over 6 f