Sunflowers stand in a field east of Yuma near Sakata Seed America, 9140 S. Avenue 6E. The field of sunflowers is populated by male and female versions of the plant, with the male flowers pollinating the female flowers, which are sterile, said a Sakata Seed spokesperson.
Male sunflowers (top), with a deeper shade of yellow petal, and female sunflowers, stand in a field east of Yuma near Sakata Seed America, 9140 S. Avenue 6E. The field of sunflowers is populated by male and female versions of the plant, with the male flowers polinating the female flowers, which are sterile, said a Sakata Seed spokesperson.
Photo by Randy Hoeft/Yuma Sun