The first Saturday of August is known as National Sunflower Day! By this time, many sunflower species are in full bloom, showing off their incredible yellow-orange heads atop tall stems.

Sunflower heads can get up to 12 inches in diameter and produce between 1,000 and 2,000 seeds per head. While not all ...

Looking to add a burst of colour to your garden or balcony? Sunflowers are flamboyant, versatile plants that you can eat and use in a huge variety of ways. Here’s an expert guide on how to grow ...

EUREKA, Calif.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the Endangered Species Act status of beach layia, a small sunflower that grows only in California’s coastal dunes, reclassifying it ...

SAN FRANCISCO— Responding to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed today to protect imperiled sunflower sea stars as threatened under the ...