Sunflower splendour renewed
The sunflower sprouting numerous sunflowerlets
Sometime in August, someone cut the huge head off my huge sunflower. By this stage the head had already dried out and its huge weight meant that it hung down towards the ground. Then one evening I noticed the head was missing. A clear cut revealed the pithy centre of the stem and the fact that someone chopped it off. Hopefully, it was taken home by some children to study and examine.
Despite the plant missing its head, I didn’t pull it up. This was partly because I couldn’t: it requires a fork and a portion of the afternoon. Such a mighty plant deserved a little bit longer in existence too. A month passed and I noticed small green, bushy growths on the stem. This weekend after returning from a week’s holiday, the little protuberances had flowered into small sunflowers – there are 12 so far, and a few more to come. This sunflower sure wants to bloom alright.
Tags: gardening, gardens, sunflowers