Sunflower Seeds?

I know this is a kinda stupid question, but i've always wondered if sunflower seeds come from the actual sunflower, or do the sunflower seeds come first.


so what comes first the sunflower or the seed (with shell)?


and where do they come from?





Thank you.

Sunflower Seeds?
Sunflower seeds grow in the eye of the flower - like the center of a daisy. The petals on a sunflower are usually not but three or four inches long (and yellow), but the center where the seeds grow can be as large or larger than a dinner plate. You could plant the raw seeds and get a sunflower. Of course, the ones we eat are roasted. Raw seeds don't taste good.
Reply:Yes the sunflower seeds come out of the middle of the flower after it begins to dry. The birds love them. They are fun and easy to grow in a sunny spot. You get a pack off a seed rack, possibly in your local safeway store..... and now they are coming in all kinds of colors.
Reply:Yes sunflower seeds come from the flower. They are the enter of the flower. Where I live they grow acres and acres of them, just as they grow corn, wheat, soy beans etc.
Reply:Yes, from an actual flower - the shell helps to protect the seed from being digested and allows the flower to be spread over a greater distance - as birds eat the whole seed and drop them after passing through the bird's digestive system over a wider range of area
Reply:What is usually called the flower is actually a head .The outer flowers are the ray florets .The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets.The disc florets mature into what are traditionally called "sunflower seeds", but are actually the fruit (an achene) of the plant. The true seeds are encased in an inedible husk.





In commercial planting, seeds are planted .Sunflower "whole seed" (fruit) is sold as snacks
Reply:Yes they do come from the actual sunflower.
Reply:The sunflower
Reply:take a close look at a sun flower and you'll see hundreds of seeds in the large center portion of the flower. they're removed and roasted and sold at the corner store for your snacking pleasure.