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A dad grew a sunflower taller than his house after his 4-year-old son asked him to
A dad grew a sunflower taller than his house after his 4-year-old son asked him to
Rachel HosieAug 3, 2020, 17:52 IST
Douglas Smith grew a 20 foot sunflower after his son Stellan asked him to.Douglas Smith
A UK dad grew a sunflower taller than his house during the coronavirus lockdown.
Douglas Smith told Insider he planted the seed on March 28, and four months later it was 20 foot tall.
Smith, who lives in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England, grew the plant after his four-year-old son Stellan asked for a sunflower "as tall as the house."
According to The Sun, the sunflower is the tallest in the UK.
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This is Douglas Smith and his four-year-old son Stellan.
Douglas Smith
Stellan asked his dad for a sunflower "as tall as the house," so on March 28, his dad planted a seed that swiftly grew.
Douglas Smith
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Before long, the plant was taller than Stellan.
Douglas Smith
A little while later, it was taller than Douglas too.
Douglas Smith
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Douglas had bought the seed from John Butler, who grew North America's tallest sunflower at over 26ft 8ins, according to The Sun.
Douglas Smith
Over the course of the coronavirus lockdown, the sunflower grew up to the top of the family's home in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England.
Douglas Smith
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Not only did the sunflower fulfill Stellan's demand of growing as tall as the house, it grew taller.
Douglas Smith
The sunflower is now 20 feet tall, making it the tallest in the UK. And Stellan seems pretty pleased with it.
Douglas Smith
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Douglas reckons the plant may have another inch or two in it yet.