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Ah, sunflowers! They’ve been the muse of countless artists, including Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh. They remain the breezy favorite of Farmhouse Country décor, appearing on countless kitchen towels, oven mitts, and cookie jars. And they’ve contributed to Hip-Hop/R&B history, too.
But artists, interior decorators, and musicians aren’t the only ones fascinated by these colorful plants. Scientists continue to study the golden blooms, too. Particularly the sunflower’s tendency to track the sun throughout the day, a quality known as heliotropism.
But do sunflowers always face the sun? The short answer is “no.”...
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