Sunflower. Sunflower is a genus of plants of the family of Compositae. About 50 species (herbaceous) grow in North America, 28 species (mainly semishrubs) in Mexico and Peru.
Scientists consider the native land of the plant to be North America. For the first time he was domesticated by a tribe of North American Indians.
Our ancestors saw in the sunflower not only a plant, but also a good sign for all mankind. The plant symbolizes prosperity, unity, sunlight.
All the legends about this plant are somehow connected with the heavenly body. Once the nymph Clity fell in love with Apollo, the sun god. She always watched the beloved, unable to tear her eyes from the sun, Apollo did not pay her any attention. The Olympic gods took pity on Clity and turned it into a sunflower. Now, even as a plant, the nymph looks at the beloved, without fail turning to the sun.