Timeline of our Class Plant

  • Planting the seed

    Planting the seed

    We planted some seeds into a pot with some dirt. Then we watered it and left it on the window sill.
  • Seed Germination

    Seed Germination

    The first stage in the life of a sunflower is germination. A sprout shot toward the top of the soil.
  • Seedling

    Seedling

    The sprout has small leaves, no longer than 1 ½ inches. It has grown a little bigger over the last week and a half.
  • Vegetative

    Vegetative

    The sunflower stem has leaves longer than 1 ½ inches. All the main growth has occurred with the stem thickening and growing taller, and producing leaves at regular intervals on the stem.
  • Bud Stage

    Bud Stage

    The bud began to show at the top of the stem. The leaves and bud are moving to follow the course of the sun throughout the day.
  • Flowering

    Flowering

    The bud began to open.
  • Ripening

    Ripening

    The back of the sunflower’s head, petals and leaves began to turn yellow and then brown. The stem and head began to dry out and eventually all of the seeds became loose and fell out.