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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
double dandy sunflower emergent bloom

From bud to bloom, I picked my favorite images. The bud stage lasted close to 2 weeks--the emergent bloom stage was a little over 24 hours in duration.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Le Roy, Illinois, United States of America
Camera: KODAK EASYSHARE M340 Digital Camera
Copyright: © Martha Dean