Sunflower - Helianthus on sandy background Mouse Pad

This design features a sunflower. The botanical name is Helianthus from the Greek word “helios” that means sun and “anthos” that means flower. It is aptly named after the sun which it resembles. Sunflowers have a large flower head, usually with a large, almost black central part which is made up of thousands of tiny florets that later become seeds set in a spiral pattern. The petals are typically bright yellow, although some varieties are orange or red. Its stem is rough and hairy while the leaves large and rough with coarse jagged edges. Sunflowers typically grow to between one and a half and three and a half metres, with some giant variants reaching up to eight metres. The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas. That is why Kansas is sometimes called the Sunflower State.