The Ukrainian Alex Babich has officially measured the longest Zonnebloem ever in his back garden in Indiana, Guinness World Records officially stated on Wednesday. The flower is no less than 10 meters and 90 centimeters long.
The long flower has a special meaning for the 47-year-old Babich, since the Sunflower is the national symbol of Ukraine. He was born and raised in Ukraine and emigrated in 1991 at the age of fourteen to the US after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.
Seven years ago, Babich began to grow sunflowers out of love for his native country. The Ukrainian wanted to go as high as possible. He started crossing seeds of the highest specimens. Before that he exchanged seeds of giant sun flowers with other enthusiasts around the world.
Babich’s first sunflower was 4 meters high, then 4.5 meters and then 5.8 meters. He soon started to wonder: “How far can we go in this?” He told Guinness World Records. According to the Ukrainian, the record -breaking flower was the result of ‘years of trial and error ‘.
The previous record was 9.17 meters and was located in Germany ten years ago. The German broke his own record no less than four times between 2009 to 2014. He now has to acknowledge his superior in Babich’s giant flower.
Ukrainian Alex Babich Has Measured the Tallest Sunflower Ever in His Backyard in Indiana, Guinness World Records Official Confirmed on Wednesday. The Flower is no less than 10 meters and 90 centimeters tall.
The Tall Flower Has A Special Meaning for the 47-Year-Old Babich, As the Sunflower is the National Symbol of Ukraine. He was born and raised in ukraine and emigrated to the us in 1991 at the age of fourteen after the chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Seven years ago, Babich started growing sunflowers out of love for his homeland. The Ukrainian Wanted to Go As High As Possible. He started crossing seeds from the tallest specimens. For this he Exchanged Seeds of Giant Sunflowers with Other Enthusiasts around the world.
Babich’s first sunflower was 4 meters high, then 4.5 meters and then 5.8 meters. Hey Soon Begen Wonder: “How far can we go in this?”, He told Guinness World Records. Accordance to the ukrainian, the record break Flower was the result of ‘years of trial and error ‘.
The Previous Record was 9.17 meters and was set in Germany ten years ago. The German Broke his own record no less than four times between 2009 and 2014. He must now acknowledge his superior in Babich’s Giant Flower.
