Actually, the sunflower was merely ripening. If it hadn't been eaten by the damn deer, the big petals around the disc would have shriveled and dried out, as the seeds enlarged and darkened.
The one time I tried growing sunflowers (here in Ohio), the birds started in on them when they were only a little further along than your first picture. Which, dudes! The seeds weren't ripe yet!
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Date: 2011-08-06 01:07 am (UTC)The one time I tried growing sunflowers (here in Ohio), the birds started in on them when they were only a little further along than your first picture. Which, dudes! The seeds weren't ripe yet!