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Husband Plants 1.2 Million Sunflowers For His Wife

A farmer from Pratt, Kansas went all-out to surprise his wife for their 50th anniversary.

Lee Wilson knew his wife Renee loved sunflowers, so decided to plant some in his field.

Well, he planted more than a few, more like 1.2 million of them.

That amount sums up to roughly 80-acre field covered with about 15,000 sunflowers per acre.

Wilson planted the field back in May with the help of his son - and they managed to keep it on the down low from Renee.

"Well we're celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary August 10th and you know what's a guy get his gal for the 50th?" Wilson said. "And I put a lot of thought into it and she always liked sunflowers."

The two were high school sweethearts.

"It made me feel very special," Renee Wilson said. "It couldn't have been a more perfect anniversary gift than a field of sunflowers."

Now, the sunflower spectacular has crowds flocking to the field off Highway 54, four miles east of Pratt, to see the stunning sight and take photos.

Sunflower season is quite short so people will only have about two weeks to take picture-perfect photos.

Source: ABC 11


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