Astounding Benefits of Sunflowers

 

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 pollinators but they can actually self-pollinate!

GET READY FOR THE MOST INCREDIBLE BENEFITS OF  SUNFLOWERS!

Sunflowers look cheerful, peaceful, calm, and delightful! 

They are known hyperaccumulators since they can absorb contaminants like nuclear radiation from the air and soil.

They first planted sunflowers around Chernobyl in the 1990’s 

Recently they planted millions of sunflowers near the nuclear plant in Fukushima  in Japan after a tsunami struck the plant. 

To prevent bird from eating the radioactive seeds they harvest them just before they go into seed.      

  The huge biomass of sunflower  plants are all radioactive.  

It is much easier to dispose of radioactive plants than huge amounts of radioactive soil. 

Although the nuclear disaster took place in 1986 the pine forest which turned from green to red still has  radioactive soil. 

So sunflowers have become an anti-nuclear symbol.








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