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…