Jean Enersen marks 45 years at KING. Back to Gallery. Jean Enersen, if not an icon, is certainly a fixture in Seattle. As surely as Puget Sound is to the west and Mount Rainier is to the south, she is there on Channel 5.And has been for 45 years.ean Enersen marks 45 years at KING. Back to Gallery. Jean Enersen, if not an icon, is certainly a fixture in Seattle. As surely as Puget Sound is to the west and Mount Rainier is to the south, she is there on Channel 5.
The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are caducous (that is, easily detached and falling at maturity).he genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are caducous (that is, easily detached and falling at maturity).
Sunflowers are known for the way the blooms, or flower heads, turn to face the sun throughout the day. The sunflower head is actually composed of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers joined together. Single-stem sunflowers produce one large bloom per plant. This bloom may be followed by multiple smaller flowers. Multibranching sunflowers have multiple stems of flowers and bloom over a longer period. Sunflower stems can be pinched back before they flower to encourage bushier growth and more blooms.