I’m going to die someday, but the stories of this flower will live on,” Babich said. “My kids will be telling this story to ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — When Ukrainian immigrant Alex Babich stands in his Indiana backyard craning his neck to look 35 feet (11 meters) into the sky, he isn’t just staring at a sunflower. He is ...

Guinness World Records has confirmed that the sunflower grown in Indiana is the world’s tallest sunflower at 35 feet (11 ...

In 2022, Babich set the U.S. record for the tallest sunflower, measured at 25 feet. The following year, he beat his own record by a foot. That’s when the dream of going for the 30-foot world record, ...

At 35 feet tall, Alex Babich's sunflower is now the tallest sunflower ever measured. The title holds special significance for Babich since sunflowers are Ukraine's national flower.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — When Alex Babich, 47, stood in his backyard in Fort Wayne, Indiana, craning his neck to look 35 feet into the sky, he wasn’t just staring at a sunflower. He was looking at his ...

Alex Babich, pose in front of the structure that surrounds his sunflower that holds the world record for the tallest flower at his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Michael Conroy / AP When Ukrainian ...