You know the little white styrofoam cups that the teachers send home for Mother's Day or near the last few days of school? The tiny little plant has almost stretched beyond it's limits. Growing tall and spindly..trying to find the light? It sits on the window ledge at home, sometimes it drys out and sometimes it nearly drowns in water..it waits until the threat of frost is over to be planted outside. It gets dumped out and little fingers press it into the soil and then drench it with water. And it grows...
Cora's sunflower, she lives on a farm..they added a little fertilizer!!
I did find out from her Dad, Jim, that there are two types of Sunflowers, the oil ones which are usually black seeded ones used for oil and birdseed, and confectionery ones..these are the ones that we eat as a snack or use in baking, they are usually dark grey with a white stripe. Jim says that he is sure that Cora's sunflowers are of the confectionery type. What ever type they are they were very tall and very healthy..and obviously a great success:)
