Welcome to our Sunflower Forest!
The Sunflower People
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| Catch a kiss |
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| Cross your fingers |
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| Fancy hat |
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| Goldie locks |
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| Those teens and their hair-dos |
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| Some people are just Shy |
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The Takeover
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Sunflower Forest
We have a Sunflower Forest for a yard. This is the second year that the flowers have taken over. The birds dropped some seeds originally, and now they are well established. The sunflowers, Helianthus maximiliani, are the wild type of sunflower with seeds too small for humans to eat, but just right for many birds. It has many 4 inch flowers branching out from a main stalk. The plants grow to about 8ft tall, and are so thick that you can't walk through them. Jacob and I really love watching the takeover, and seeing all the birds and insects that are attracted to the flowers. I also enjoy seeing the flowers as you arrive at our home. The sunflowers seem to say 'welcome back.'
Welcome to our Sunflower Forest!
Welcome to our Sunflower Forest!
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What a wonderful front yard! It's like family greeting you as you arrive. Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Erika.
ReplyDeleteThe Sunflowers are like family. They are so big an crazy many people wouldn't like it, but we think they are a lot of fun.
Anna
I got this comment in an email "It is AWESOME! May the birdies eat their fill . . . . And I think your blog is awesome and lots of fun. Mary Carol."
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary Carol,
The birds that come and eat are Cardinals, House finches, House sparrows, and my favorite Lesser Goldfinches. Lesser Goldfinches are black with bright yellow bellies. They look like they are wearing a suit. Anna
Birds REALLY like sunflower seeds so you must have alot of feathered friends!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a family of cardinals, house finch, doves, and lesser goldfinches regularly in my garden. I don't buy any bird food in the summer. Between the sunflowers and all the bugs out there, the birds don't need any extra help. However, I do keep the water bowl full.
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