My Favorite Flowers

Hello Friends,
Today's post is all about my favorite flowers. What are they you ask? Sunflowers of course. Did you know...

• Sunflowers are native to the Americas.
• The giant flower on sunflowers is actually made up of many tiny blooms? The center of the sunflower, where the seeds develop, is made up of tiny blossoms that bees absolutely love.
• Sunflowers typically grow between five and twelve feet tall (not counting cute little dwarf sunflowers.)
• At the bud stage, sunflowers exhibit a unique trait called heliotropism -- the bud of the sunflower faces the sun at all times throughout the day, starting the day facing east, and ending it facing west.
• The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas and the national flower of Ukraine.
• The official meaning of the sunflower is loyalty and longevity.
  
  
  Not only that, but they are simply beautiful. Love them! Today I am including two different cards from the same stamp set. It is Stampin Up's Sunflower background stamp, however I feel it to beautiful to be in the background :o)  Have a wonderful summer day!
  
  
  
  Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
  Card Palette: Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, and Whisper White
  Stamp Set: Sunflower and Loving Thoughts
  
  
  
  Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
  Card Palette: Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla
  Stamp Set: Sunflower, Decorate a Daisy, En fracais, and Loving Thoughts