Sunflower Cultivation

Morphological DescriptionSunflower (Helianthus annuus), is a clump of plants. A sense of soft, neutral. Herba anual (generally short, less than a year), erect, hairy, tall 1-3 m. Trunked plants including wet (herbaceus), heart-shaped leaves along a single length of 15 centimeters and 12 centimeters wide with a long handle containers arranged leaves on main stem is hard and hairy. Just as high as 90-350 cm, trunked small, wire-haired and almost no branching.Large flower head (inflorescence) with a diameter of interest can be up to 30 cm, with a crown-shaped ribbon along the edge of the cup with transverse size between 10 to 15 inches, yellow,...

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Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs

According to Better Homes and Gardens, New Garden Book, page 208, many plants, which are referred to as bulbs, are not in fact true bulbs. True bulbs are plants such as tulips, hyacinths and daffodils.A bulb contains future roots, stems and flowers. A bulb propagates by producing tiny bulblets that can be removed and used in future plantings.The first bulbs to bloom after the winter thaw are crocuses, daffodils and then hyacinths. Some later blooming hyacinth varieties like the grape hyacinth make an excellent complementary display with early blooming tulips.Designing a Spring, Bulb FlowerbedIf the flowerbed is large enough, a mixture of bulbs planted in large masses produce an outstanding splash of color.For a planting alongside a fence or building, use taller bulbs like the two and a half...

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