{"id":236689,"date":"2022-09-15T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=236689"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:29:25","slug":"why-sunflowers-face-sun","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/why-sunflowers-face-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Sunflowers Face The Sun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunflowers are popular flowers often associated with the fall and harvest seasons.\n</p><p>They have featured in some of the most famous paintings, hanging in farmhouses and on tea towels.\n</p><p>But why has there always been a fascination with this modest plant?\n</p><p>These curious plants have kept people questioning for many years.&nbsp;Many people still wonder how sunflowers always move to face the sun.\n</p><p>This article will dive into why sunflowers always turn to follow the sun.\n</p><h2>What is heliotropism?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-236696 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2022%5C/08%5C/sunflower-field.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"What' is heliotropism width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sunflower-field.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>If you haven&rsquo;t noticed, a young sunflower will always face the <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-the-sun%5C/%5C%22">sun.&nbsp;This sun tracking is called heliotropism.\n<p>Heliotropism is a plant&rsquo;s response to sunlight which corresponds to the directional growth of the plant.\n</p><p>Sunflowers are thought to participate in heliotropism due to an internal clock, similar to humans.\n</p><p>The biological clock helps the plant grow to its fullest and receive the most energy possible.\n</p><h2>What is the complete cycle of heliotropism?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-236697 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2022%5C/08%5C/sunflower-front-left.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"What' is the complete cycle of heliotropism width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sunflower-front-left.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The movement of the sunflowers is often referred to as heliotropism.\n</p><p>The sunflower head will be facing east at dawn, ready for the sun to rise.&nbsp;The sun rises as the sunflower&rsquo;s head begins to rise with it.\n</p><p>As the sun moves across the sky throughout the day, the sunflower head tracks it.&nbsp;Eventually, when the sun sets in the west, the head finishes in this position.\n</p><p>Overnight it gradually returns to face east, ready to greet the sun.\n</p><h2>How do sunflowers move?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-236698 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2022%5C/08%5C/sunflower-beginning-bloom.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' sunflower beginning to bloom. width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sunflower-beginning-bloom.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>When a young sunflower plant is growing, it tracks the sun for ultimate growth, and the stem plays a vital role in this.\n</p><p>The stem elongates during the day to support the moving head.\n</p><p>In the morning, the east side of the stem will expand as the day goes on, allowing the head to move west.\n</p><p>And then, at night, the reverse happens, and the west side of the stem will elongate to allow the head to move back east.\n</p><h2>Why do young sunflowers always face the sun?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-236699 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2022%5C/08%5C/young-sunflower-bud.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' person holding a young green sunflower. width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/young-sunflower-bud.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Young sunflowers need to track the sun to get the optimum energy to grow strong.\n</p><p>This is known as photosynthesis, which is the act of leaves collecting the sun&rsquo;s rays and converting these into energy and food for the plant.\n</p><p>A lack of sun will leave a plant weak.\n</p><p>Tests have been carried out over the years, experimenting with sunflowers, and one experiment attached the sunflower stem in one position so it couldn&rsquo;t move.\n</p><p>As a result, the sunflower had less leaf area and decreased biomass.\n</p><h2>Once sunflowers reach a particular maturity, they no longer track the sun.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-236700 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2022%5C/08%5C/sunflower-bunch-vase.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' bunch of sunflowers in a vase. width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sunflower-bunch-vase.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>As sunflowers mature, they stop tracking the sun.&nbsp;This is primarily because their overall growth slows as they reach their peak.\n</p><p>As they age, the flower&rsquo;s circadian clock reacts positively to the early morning sun rays instead of the afternoon sun.\n</p><p>This stunt in the plant&rsquo;s growth means its internal clock adapts and focuses on adequate sunlight.\n</p><p>Another reason for sunflowers giving up their heliotropic ways is for the <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/bee-facts%5C/%5C%22">bees!\n<p>Bees are five times more likely to land on a flower facing eastwards than one facing west.\n</p><p>This is because the flower will become warmer quicker from the morning sunlight.\n</p><p>Bees prefer warmer blossoms so that they will be attracted to these flowers.\n</p><h2>What are the benefits of facing east?\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-236701 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2022%5C/08%5C/sunflower-woman.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"A' person holding two sunflowers to their face. width='\"728\"' height='\"400\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sunflower-woman.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>As the sunflower matures, it must ensure its legacy will live on.&nbsp;As mentioned above, it faces east to encourage bees to help it pollinate.\n</p><p>The sunlight and warmth encourage the flowers to bloom and produce pollen quicker than they were facing west.\n</p><p>Many experiments have been carried out to test this theory through genotyping.\n</p><p>Sunflowers also grow larger and heavier seeds if facing east.\n</p><p>&nbsp;\n</p><p>Sunflowers have fascinated humans for many years and continue to draw our attention with their human-like movements in correlation to the sun.\n</p><p>These bright flowers have a circadian rhythm, similar to humans&rsquo; biological clock, and once they reach a mature age, they remain facing east to help the bees pollinate.\n</p><p>Sunflowers are so recognizable, their majestic <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-colour-yellow%5C/%5C%22">yellow petals provide color to a landscape and beauty to the eye.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunflowers are known for their majestic yellow petals. 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