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The Sunflower Capitol of Texas

The city of Hearne is known as the Sunflower Capitol of Texas. And it isn't difficult to figure out why... if you just take a ride on a nice sunny day. I don't know for sure how many varieties of sunflowers there are , but the Hearne area seems to have a number of varieties. It is a known fact that if you want some to appear, just plow up some ground and they will do just that. They come up voluntarily in our flower beds and we like to leave a few of them for color.

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Posted Saturday Sep 13
( 09/13/08 04:18PM ) — Gary Woltal - REALTOR® Dallas Ft. Worth

Great photo Trey. Even driving out of one of our local WalMarts one day I saw a field of sunflowers so you are right, the seeds must just keep churning over in the dirt and they spring back up this time of year.

( 09/14/08 03:12AM ) — Russel Ray, San Diego Marketing & Business Consultant

Ah, yes, the ol' wild sunflower. My first college roommates at Texas A&M were from Hearne and Waller. The first time I went to visit them on their ranch, all I saw were sunflowers. I remarked on all the beautiful sunflowers and they thought I was crazy think that all those weeds were pretty. LOL

( 09/14/08 10:13AM ) — Roy Peterson P.R.E.I.

Well what is it that they said, somebodys weeds are somebody else flowers or it somebodys flowers are weeds to others. Nice picture Trey.


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( 09/14/08 03:52PM ) — Mandi Perkins

Trey what a beautiful happy picture! Sunflowers make me happy....thanks for the smile you gave me today!

( 09/14/08 04:12PM ) — Carl & Ceil Winters

Trey - I have always heard where you have sunflowers you have birds. If you see a sunflower field means good dove hunting.

( 09/14/08 10:37PM ) — Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes

Gary


How's it going?  Sunflowers grow just about anywhere.


 Roy and Russel


I think some weeds are attractive. One man's ceiling is another's floor. :)

( 09/14/08 10:53PM ) — Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes

Mandi


You are welcome! I really enjoy photgraphing plants.

( 09/15/08 12:57AM ) — Steve Shatsky - Dallas Real Estate & Short Sale Specialist

Hi Trey... GREAT Photo.  I like sunflowers in nature.  I think that they are bright and cheerful flowers.

( 09/15/08 10:12PM ) — Karen Staha, CRS,GRI,ABR REALTOR

Wow!  that's a field full on sunflowers Trey! We have a few that popped up in our garden too this summer - not even sure how they got there to start with but nice added touch amongst my herbs.

( 09/15/08 10:34PM ) — Myrl Jeffcoat

Trey - Hearne, Texas is supposedly named after a family member.  I'll need to dig out my old genealogy charts, and see if I can figure out how that was.  There was quite a story that accompanies that, if I recall correctly.

( 09/16/08 01:43PM ) — Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes

Myrl


That is fascinatiing .. I am curious to know more about the name!

( 09/17/08 12:24PM ) — Linda Box Taylor -- Your Plano, TX Realtor

I learned something new today.  Great picture!

( 09/17/08 03:51PM ) — Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes

Linda


It really is amazing all the stuff we find on Active Rain.

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