Sunflower of Burnham Park, photo by PH Morton
Sunflowers at the Glorious Burnham Park
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- Sunflower of Burnham Park, photo by PH Morton
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- Sunflower of Burnham Park, photo by PH Morton
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- Sunflower of Burnham Park, photo by PH Morton
The sunflowers were in full bloom when we were in Burham Park in Baguio City, Philippines in February 2016.
It seems we were not the only admirers of the flowers; there were busy, buzzy bees hard at work gathering nectars.
The flowers were so beautiful to look at as it built a fragrant fence from one corner of the park into the next. Though the park was busy, the tall flowers exude a haven of tranquility and serenity, thus promoting well-being.
It made me think that yellow must be the colour of happiness and peace.
Sunflower has the scientific name of helianthus, which comes from a combination of two Greek words, helios, meaning sun and anthos is of course, flower.
Sunflowers are annuals, which means they die down each year and new ones needed to be planted annually. There are species of perennial ones but they are not too popular with gardeners as they tend to spread rapidly and can overwhelm a garden.