Sunflower - Flower Guide

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The sunflower is also known as Helianthus annuus in other countries. Sunflower is native to theAmericas, with a huge flowering head inflorescence.
The branch of sunflower can grow as high as 3 meters or 9 3/4 feet, and the flower head can reach 30 cm or 11.8 inch in diameter with the "large" seeds.

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Life Cycle of A Sunflower Plant
Sunflowers in the grow stage exhibit heliotropism. At the time of sunrise, the faces of most off all sunflowers are turned towards the east or Sun. During the whole day, Sunflowers follow the sun from east to west, while at the end of day Helianthus annuus return to an eastward orientation. These things not true for all sunflowers like as for wild sunflower.



The wild sunflower normally does not turn toward the sun or in east direction. Wild sunflower flowering heads may face many directions when became full-grown. But, the leaves of wild sunflowers typically exhibit some heliotropism.
During the 18th Century, the use of sunflower oil became very popular in Europe. particularly with members of the Russian Orthodox Church because sunflower oil was one of the few oils that was not prohibited during Lent.



Growing Harvesting Sunflowers And Sunflower Uses
To grow up well, sunflowers require full sun. Sunflowers grow greatest in fertile, wet, well-drained top soil with a large mulch. For commercial planting seeds are planted 45 cm of 1.5 feet distant and 2.5 cm or 1 inch deep in.
Sunflower heads or seed are sold as a snack food in china and other countries.
In many countries like china, Russia, United States, UAE and Europe, Sunflowers can be developed into a peanut butter alternative, Sunbutter.
Sunflower oil also user for cooking oil. For thai oil is extracted from the sunflowers seeds. Biodiesel also produced from sunflowers. Many more uses of sunflowers.

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Valentine Story, Wallpaper

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Another story says that Valentine was one of the early Christians in those far-away days when that meant danger and death. For helping some Christian martyrs he was held, drag before the Prefect of Rome and cast into jail.

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According to one legend, Valentine actually sends the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in jail, it is believed that Valentine chop down in love with a young beautiful girl — who was the jailor's daughter — who visited him during his imprisonment. The morning of the execution, he is said to have sent the keeper's daughter a farewell message signed, "From your Valentine." Although the reality behind the Valentine legends is misty, the stories certainly highlight his appeal as a compassionate, brave, and, most importantly, romantic person. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in France and England.

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After Christianity was firmly established the priests wanted the people to forget the old heathen gods. But they did not wish to do away with all their feasts and sports. So they kept the Lupercalia and called it Valentine's Day.

Valentine Customs:

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A young girl was thought to marry, eventually, the first eligible male she met on this day. If a girl was curious and brave enough she could conjure up the appearance of her future spouse by going to the graveyard on St. Valentine's Eve at midnight. She would then sing a prescribed chant and run around the church twelve times.

In England, little children went about singing of St. Valentine and collecting small gifts. It was also customary to place valentines on their friends' doorsteps.

Modern Valentines:

History tells us the first current valentines date from the early years of the 15th Century. The young French Duke of Orleans, capture at the battle of Agincourt, was kept a prisoner in the Tower of London for many years. He write lovely poem to his wife, who was real valentines for him. About sixty of them remain. These can be seen among the royal papers in the British Museum.

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Flowers as valentines appear nearly 200 years later. Daughters of Henry IV of France give a party in honor of St Valentine. At that time each lady received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from the man chosen as her valentine. So from Italy and France comes the pretty custom of sending our friends loving messages, gifts, flowers, etc. on this day. Now days with flowers, beautiful cards, and heart-shaped candles were sending to him/her lovers. Many years ago peoples were send handwritten litters say "LOVE LATTER" to his/her lover person. This letters were sending by dove say "LOVE BIRD".

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Valentine's Day History

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One of the least romantic days of the year is Valentine's Day. On February 14th people across the country exchange gifts of candy, gifts and flowered with their wives, husbands loved ones and crush all in the name of St. Valentine. But so many people doesn’t know who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate Valentine day?

The history of Valentine's Day:

The history of St. Valentine's Day has two legends attached to it - the Protestant and the Catholic legend. Valentine's Day started from the time of the Roman culture. In earliest Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew the Juno as the Goddess of marriage and love. Also she was know as the as the Goddess of woman.

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The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. But, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and put this slip into jars. Each young man would take one slip from this jar. Open this slip and the girl whose name in that slip is the partner of that boy for the duration of the festival. Sometimes the pairing of the children last an entire year, and sometime they would fall in love and finally they would married.

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At that time the Claudius II was the leader of Rome. Under the rule of Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. He was cruel. So he was having a difficult to getting soldiers to join his military. He believed that the reason for this difficulty was roman men did not want to leave their loves and families. So he was angry. Consequently, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. At the time of Claudius II the Saint Valentine was a celebrant at Rome. Valentine, realized the injustice of the ruling. Seeing the trauma of young lovers, he met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. He defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. But Claudius soon learned of this "friend of lovers," and had him under arrest. Before the Prefect of Rome Saint Valentine and Saint Marius was aid the Christian martyr and secretly married couples, and for this type of feat Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged, who damned him to be firmed to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, around 270. At that time it was the routine in Rome, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feast in honour of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.

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On February 14, 270 AD, Valentine was executed. Valentine thus becomes a Patron Saint, and divine overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court, handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The greeting cards acquired St.Valentine's name.

"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate."

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Valentine's Day Celebration in Present Times With Flower’s:

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Today’s valentine day without flower’s like human without heart. Valentine’s day also look like flower’s day because most of people use flower’s gift for wishing valentine day. You can see ever flower’s stall selling flower, bouquet and single flower like rose, sunflower.

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Now a day’s, Valentine's Day celebrations are huge in so many countries across the world. This Valentine Day festival is very popular as a dating and gift-giving festival and therefore it has a major societal and economic significance. It may be noted that Valentine's Day also popular as a romantic festival but today the festival has increased in range. Valentine Day is very popular as a day of love but it is essentially regarded as festival that celebrates love between individuals and not just lovers people therefore wish ‘Happy Valentine's Day' to parents, teachers, friends, or any other person special for them.

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The most popular way of celebrating Valentines Day is by express you’re filling to your sweethearts and dear ones with an exchange of gifts, and flowers. Some of the most traditional Valentine's Day gifts exchanged between lovers are chocolates and cards. Now Jewelry is also fast emerging as the most required after Valentine's Day gift for women. Also young people exchange of text messages between friends and loved ones.

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At that day Restaurants see a busy time as people celebrate the day of romance with a candle light dinner. People also contribute in Valentine's Day dance parties organized by various clubs and hotels. Private parties are also organized at homes and farmhouses where young and the old have a gust. Some couple use the occasion to propose their beloved while some chose to get engaged on the festival that celebrates love and lovers. Some people use particularly RED ROSES for to propose their lovers. The majority of men are purchasing flowers (mostly red roses) and chocolate for their sweethearts. So many people arrange the program of watching romantic movies at that day.

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Christmas Flowers

Flowers For Christmas Gift

Best and beautiful gift for Christmas festival is flowers gift.
The supernatural feeling our Christmas flowers will bring into the heart of your special someone or relative or family member. Christmas flowers bouquets are also good for business gift. Not only that, but Christmas flowers are a perfect business gift. To attract your valuable client or partner supreme way is send them flowers Christmas flowers. Give the gift to the company’s chairmen so that whole company see and enjoy. You can see stunningly beautiful flowers in this blog.



Why send flowers as gift?
When you decide to send flowers that best because flowers bouquets send twice gift like first one flowers themselves and another one is the moment they arrive. The moment when some one knock your door and say “Flower Delivery For You”. And another important thing is your special one’s heart races with delight as they got their flowers gift.



Many flower shop take care of all like from the planting of flowers to the day flower arrive at the door. They send fresh flower from the shop and give them to middlemen that means good flowers and a nice value. Many good valuable name available that give proper satisfaction and value. They take care of flowers that’s why your flowers will stay fresh for two five days after they arrive.



Christmas Flowers
Christmas flowers, Christmas wreaths, Christmas decorations to deck the halls. This all photo photographs and are taken by are effetely and hardly from internet resources. Merry Christmas!

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