Re: [gardeners] Re: Sunflowers
Janni (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:07:13 -0500
I couldn't get there with either URL!!!! Trying to get the home page to
start there.
Janni
>Whoops, too much URL, try this one.
>
>No Urban Legend, they actually do follow the sun. Go to the following web
>page for some interesting
>stuff on sunflowers.
>
>http://www.arandps.act.edu.au/environment/sunflowr/
>
>George
>
>Janni wrote:
> >
> > That would be Urban Legend. LOL I am off to do research!! Just found out
> > that I have acute glaucoma in my left eye. Bah! So I am researching this
> > strange turn of events in my life.
> >
> > Janni
> >
> > > I wonder if the whole thing about sunflowers turning isn't a "suburban
> > >legend". Our sunflowers are grown out in the full sun and they follow the
> > >brightest light somewhat while still in the bud stage but after they
> are in
> > >full bloom, the heads remain pretty stationary.
> > >
> > >When your sunflowers follow the sun, do they return along the same arc at
> > >night? Or do they flip back at sunrise to face the rising sun? Or do
> they
> > >keep on going around to complete the orbit? Why didn't the plant that
> > >turned 360 degrees twist its head off?
> > >
> > >A few years back, we parked our RV next to a field of sunflowers in
> bloom in
> > >Kansas for 24 hours and those did not follow the sun either.
> > >
> > >Olin
> > >
> > >----- Original Message ----- From: "George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > > >...
> > > > My youngest did a science fair experiment in junior high that involved
> > >potted sunflowers and sun
> > > > lamps. He finally had one plant that turned 360 degrees.
> > > >
> > > > When we had the two acres of them it was neat to watch them follow
> the sun
> > >across the sky. The field
> > > > was oriented east/west and the sunflowers started facing the SE right
> > >after dawn and slowly worked
> > > > their way to the SW by sunset.