In comparison, giant sunflower types like ‘Mammoth Grey Stripe’ can take 120 days to mature. Most seed packets don’t include information about when the sunflower seeds will be ready to harvest.

When Shohei Ohtani was showered with sunflower seeds, it represented what baseball is all about. It is that rare sport that ...

The BBC has seen significant evidence that Russian forces in occupied areas of Ukraine have been systematically seizing not only Ukrainian grain, but also sunflower seeds from local farmers.