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3 days ago
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Watch: Indiana man's sunflower surpasses record at 30 feet, 7 inches
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- An Indiana man's towering sunflower is unofficially a world record-breaker after being measured at 30 feet and 7 inches tall. Fort Wayne resident Alex Babich previously attempted to break the U.S. record with a sunflower he grew last year, but ultimately fell short. A documentary named Bloom chronicled his efforts, and the crew returned to his home this week and filmed the moment his sunflower, named Clover, unofficially beat the Guinness World Record of 30 feet and 1 inch. Clover broke the U.S. record last week when it reached 26 feet and 8 inches tall. The City of Fort Wayne supported Babich's efforts by providing him with a cherry picker to protect Clover from squirrels. "We've been here 30 years. We absolutely love Fort Wayne," Babich told WANE-TV. "We have a lot of friends here, family here, and everybody's been so supportive in this town. It's been really cool. And honestly, everybody's support is what's been pushing us to push this plant." Evidence of Clover's height must now be examined by Guinness World Records to make the accomplishment official.
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5 days ago
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Watch: Indiana man's giant sunflower plant approaching world record
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- An Indiana gardener said his sunflower plant is within a foot of breaking a Guinness World Record -- and it's still growing. Fort Wayne man Alex Babich's sunflower surpassed the U.S. record last week when it reached 26 feet and 8 inches tall. Babich said his flower has continued to grow, and is now within one foot of the current Guinness World Record: a 30-foot, 1-inch sunflower grown in Germany in 2014. The City of Fort Wayne is aiding in Babich's world record attempt by providing a cherry picker to help protect the flower, which Babich named Clover, from mischievous squirrels. "I'm really proud. I'm from Ukraine originally, you know, we immigrated back in 1991, we escaped Chernobyl, and we came here and we started living in Fort Wayne," Babich told WANE-TV. "It's been fantastic here, and we just have so much support right now. It's really, truly, you know, they support us and we're like thank you and we would like to give something back. So, let's bring this record back to the U.S."
