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  Astounding Benefits of Sunflowers Has different meanings  around the world- China-   good luck & happiness Ukraine - national flower, representing peace heat tolerant and pest resistant    there are 80 different species 3 types- tall, short, coloured needs 6 hours of sunlight can grow to 1.5 metres tall they follow the sun from east to west and when they mature they follow sun only to the East    red sunflowers attract pollinators like  butterflies, honey bees, bumblebees, and hummingbirds   sunflowers seeds contain oils and Vit. E  and is known as one of the best natural oils for the skin seeds are high in selenium and Vit. E that helps prevent chronic diseases sunflower seed butter is great for people allergic to peanut butter good source of minerals, protein, magnesium and healthy fats sunflowers depend on cross-pollination by pol...

  P rotecting our Precious Pollinators The more I read about the incredibly im portant role pollinators play in the future existence of all of us, the more concerned I become about their alarming decline all over the world. It is hard to fathom that the health, well being, and our future existence he re on Earth is dependent on tiny insignificant-looking , sometimes annoying insects, flitting from flower to flower.    Pollinators are all connected with all other species in the fragile web of life.  The value and importance of each of each strand may not be obvious until it is destroyed.  The extinction of one species can ripple right through the web of life and negatively impact the health and well-being of all of us.  We need pollinators as 450,000 species depend entirely on pollinators – one third mouthful of all the food we eat, including meat.  Alfalfa eaten by cows is pollinated by leaf cutter bees. Many of the over 850 native b...