Overcast skies, mild temperatures and lots of animal pals: It was the best way to celebrate a sunflower festival last weekend. This year, Cherry Crest Adventure Farm is holding its sunflower festival ...

For some reason I have never written about our true sunflowers in this column … which is a puzzlement, as sunflowers are some of the most interesting native species we have in the Southeast. All of ...

One of the few crops to originate in North America, the sunflower, whose name comes from the Greek word helios, meaning sun, has been used throughout human history for food, decoration and healing.

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a species of the Asteraceae family. The plant seeds are edible, and manufacturers use them for foods and producing sunflower oil. As such, sunflower oil ...