Sunflower flowers in midwinter Gunma Elementary School January 9 15:25
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Out-of-season sunflowers bloom on flower beds in elementary schools in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, and entertain children.
Sunflowers are blooming on the flowerbed in the school grounds of Tomioka City Takase Elementary School.
In this flowerbed, children grow sunflower every year from spring to summer, and harvested seeds last September, but the flowers began to bloom in early December when the cold weather began to take off.
One month later, three sunflowers, which have grown to a size of about 1 meter and 50 cm, have yellow flowers with a diameter of about 15 cm and shine in the midwinter blue sky while swaying in the wind.
On the 9th, 4th graders and 4th graders used their break time to sketch and enjoy the rare sunflowers blooming at this time.
According to the school, this flower bed is in a sunny place and it is the first time that sunflowers bloom in winter. The children said, "Summer flowers were blooming in winter and surprised" or "very beautiful."
Teacher Masayuki Oshima, who is in charge of managing the flowerbed, said, "I am surprised that sunflowers have never bloomed in winter so far. I want children to grow up well without losing the cold of winter like sunflowers." I was
Depending on the school, some sunflowers are budded, and you can enjoy the flowers this month.