Fall Flower Spotlight: SUNFLOWERS

With the first day of fall coming in two days (Sept. 23rd), we thought we would talk about one of the most common fall flowers: the SUNFLOWER!

We all have seen the traditional sunflower -- either in a flower shop, growing wild along the interstate, or if we are really lucky, in a sunflower field. Most of us, though, only think of the traditional flower when we hear the word 'sunflower', right? Let me demonstrate....

Picture a sunflower...

You ready??


You pictured this, right?

This is the image that the majority of us think when we hear the word 'sunflower'. However, there are many different types of sunflowers, some of which you may have never heard.

Here is the Teddy Bear Sunflower. We actually just had a few of these in the shop this past week -- they were gorgeous!!

And this is the the Ring of Fire Sunflower

the Red Sun Sunflower ..

the Italian White Sunflower

the Rostov Sunflower

And we can't forget the Strawberry Blonde Sunflower!

So you get the point, right? There are LOTS of different types of sunflowers out there -- 33 to be exact! Remember this when you are ordering sunflowers to be included in your fall arrangement -- if you want something different than the traditional yellow flower with the dark brown center, speak up! Just make sure you give us a couple days notice to get the sunflower you want.

Next time you hear the word sunflower, we hope more images come to your mind!

- The girls at MSF