Sunflowers Aug 3, 2025

Bright and bold, sunflowers are loved by bees, birds and just about everyone. The name of their genus, helianthus, comes from the Greek words for sun (helios) and flower (anthos). These annual plants are known for their large, daisy-like flowers and radiant charm. While sunflowers come in shades of red, orange and maroon, it"s the classic yellow blooms with brown centres that are the most common.

© Arsgera/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Aug 3, 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China
Aug 3, 2026Colourful boats in Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Niehagen, Germany
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States
July 23, 2026Pink dahlia flower
Jan 28, 2024Channel Country, Australia
Apr 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
Apr 26, 2025Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada
Nov 4, 2023American bison
May 11, 2025Leopard mother grooming her cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana
Dec 9, 2023Guanacos, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
Jul 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Feb 24, 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California, USA
Jan 17, 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California, United States
Feb 12, 2025Marine iguanas, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Feb 14, 2024Red-crowned crane
Jul 9, 2025Constitución railway station, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jan 23, 2024Maldives
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
June 19, 2026La Rocchetta Lighthouse, Piombino, Italy
Oct 18, 2023Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
Oct 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
Sep 15, 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
Dec 23, 2024Two red-crowned cranes in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Dec 20, 2023Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
Sep 19, 2023Hadrians Wall, England
Jul 23, 2024Methoni Castle, Messinia, Greece
Dec 26, 2025Lakes of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
Mar 3, 2024Leopard in a tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Dec 15, 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam
Dec 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland