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The sunflower

THESE days we take the humble sunflower and its products for granted, but this plant has a fascinating history. It’s travelled all over the globe, changing as it went along. The flower itself contains mathematical ratios that’ll make your jaw drop. Let’s find out more.

HISTORY

The common sunflower was around by North American indigenous people in what’s now . . The original plant was a shrub and had several buds but thanks to , today’s sunflowers produce only

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