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Where is the sunflower used as an ornamental plant?

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 Use of sunflower as an ornamental plant, Sunflower, which is used in landscaping gardening areas, creates very beautiful images. Sunflower; There are more than 60 varieties belonging to the genus Helianthus, a compound flowering plant belonging to the dahlia (Daisy) (Astereceae) family. While the varieties belonging to Helianthus annuus L. species, which is one of the annual forms of sunflower, which has perennial and annual species, are grown as oil and nuts in our country, H. tuberosus L. species is grown as yams.  There are varieties of H. annuus species with flowers of various colors and are used as ornamental flowers. The color of the petals of the sterile flowers located at the outermost part of the flowers can be single or mixed in different colors ranging from pale yellow to dark red. In some plants, the presence of anthocyanin in different organs of the plant can cause the middle color of the flower plate to vary from green to black. Use of Sunflower in Landscaping Similarly,