The sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus) belongs to the Asterales family. The name sunflower comes from the look of the round inflorescence (flowering head) which always faces the sun. In the centre of the flowering head is where the disk flowers can be found. Each disk flower will produce its own individual seed when fertilized. Sunflowers grow best in complete sunlight. A shaded environment is not the best for this plant. They are considered to be perfect plants, meaning the plant has both male and female reproductive parts. Due to their two cotyledons the sunflower is considered to be a…