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Explore growing sunflowers, including tips for planting sunflowers, from the experts at HGTV.

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Sunflower, genus of nearly 70 species of herbaceous plants of the aster family. Sunflowers are native primarily to North and South America, and some species are cultivated as ornamentals for their spectacular size and flower heads. The edible seeds are an important source of oil.

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