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The sunflower is a very common flower. Before I saw a real sunflower, I imagined it would be as big as my face, with soft yellow petals and brown seeds in the center, which are the sunflower seeds we often eat at home.
The first time I truly saw a sunflower was on a summer weekend when my parents took our family to a farm to pick vegetables. As soon as we entered the farm, we saw a field of sunflowers next to us. They swayed gently with the wind, almost as if they were dancing, and I was immediately drawn to them.
It seemed like they were waving at us, welcoming our arrival. I ran over, held their hands, and sang songs, laughing while facing the sun. The heads of the sunflowers kept turning with the sun. That must be how they got their name. The sunflowers were a little taller than me. They love sunlight, and they are planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. The seeds grow in the center of the sunflower, surrounded by a circle of petals, as if protecting the seeds. I noticed that sunflower petals actually come in a variety of colors—yellow, red, pink, and even white! I learned online that mature sunflower seeds can be eaten as a snack, can be pressed for oil, and the oil can be used for cooking or skincare. The leftover oil cake and the sunflower stalks can be fed to livestock. Sunflowers are truly a treasure from top to bottom!
After we finished picking vegetables, the sunflowers continued to sway in the gentle breeze, as if saying, "Goodbye!"
