Sunflower Life Cycle by Elizabeth Coventry

Stage 1: Seeds

lizcoventry18 — 2024-04-16 03:30:51 UTC

The seeds are protected by a seed coat and are planted in the ground or in a pot.

Stage 2: Seedling

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Once planted in moist soil, the sunflower seed germinates or absorbs water and swells up and begins to grow.

Stage 3: Sprout

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The sunflower seedlings begin to grow upward out of the ground, creating a small stem and small leaves.

Step 4: Budding Flower

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The sunflower continues to grow upward and grows a longer stem, bigger leaves, and a budding flower. The budding flower begins to turn its head toward the sun's path in the sky.

Stage 5: Full Grown Sunflower

lizcoventry18 — 2024-04-16 03:40:21 UTC

The sunflower completes its stages of growth when it has fully bloomed with bright yellow petals. When pollinators such as bees visit the flowers, sunflower seeds are formed.

Stage 6: Dying Sunflower

lizcoventry18 — 2024-04-16 03:42:22 UTC

When the sunflower blooms begin to wilt or lose their freshness, the plant dies, the seeds fall to the ground, and the life cycle repeats itself over again!