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The Sunflower

Around the world, the sunflower is the only crop harvested
for seed that was domesticated in the United States.
Sunflower was a common crop among Native American tribes throughout North America. Evidence
suggests that Native Americans were cultivating sunflowers in the Four Corners area of
the southwestern United States about 3,000 B.C.
The first commercial use of the sunflower crop in the United States was as silage feed
for poultry. In 1926, the Missouri Sunflower Grower's Association processed sunflower seed
into oil.
If you want birds and butterflies into your yard, along with a bit of extra sunshine too,
plant a sunflower garden.
You can find sunflower varieties that range from 15 inches to 12 feet in height.
In addition to the traditional sunshine yellow, sunflowers also come in a variety
of colors including white, red and bronze.
Fifty species of sunflower are native to North America.