The sunflower is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family, behind this flower there are numerous legends, it is not by chance that it is very appreciated by painters, among them the eternal Van Gogh.
What we are used to seeing bright yellow in the fields is not the flower, but a set of flowers arranged in a precise spiral pattern, 34 in one direction and 55 in the other, which is called an inflorescence.
The image of the sunflower is often an icon of ecological movements and, in its honor, there is even the International Day of Sunflower Gardening, which is celebrated every year on May 1st.
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