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The back of a sunflower shown facing a textured wood siding background.

Some Fun Sunflower Facts:

* The sunflower is a large inflorescence, this means the flower head is actually made of many tiny flowers called florets. Central florets look like the center of a normal flower while the outer florets look like yellow petals and together they make up a "false flower". This natural design helps insects and birds to easily see the sunflower and after pollination every little flower or floret produces a seed.

* The stem of a sunflower can grow up to 3 m (10 ft) tall and the flower head can be 30 cm (11.8 in) wide.

* Sunflowers are very fast growing plants, in the right conditions they can grow 8-12 feet (2.4 m - 3.7 m) tall in six months.

* As of 2012, the Guinness World Record for the tallest sunflower is 8.23 m (27 ft) for a sunflower grown in Germany.

* Famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh did a series of paintings featuring and...

I like to think I specialize in scenic landscapes and architectural images, but the truth is that my camera and I try and capture everything I see! All the images here have been taken on my personal travels and so they do reflect a lot about me and what I see. I've had a camera in my hand since I was about 8. I was very shy around people, so one day my Dad 'forced' me to take photos at family gatherings to get me to interact. Now days most people can't believe that I was every shy and quiet! My camera is still my safety net and I still feel safest when it is holding my hand.