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Indiana Man's Sunflower Surpasses Record at 30 Feet, 7 Inches
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By Ben Hooper
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- An Indiana man's towering sun- flower is unoffi- cially a world record-breaker after being meas- ured at 30 feet and 7 inches tall.
Fort Wayne resi- dent Alex Babich previously attempted to break the U.S. record with a sun- flower he grew last year, but ulti- mately fell short.
A documentary named Bloom chr onicled his efforts, and the crew returned to his
home this week and filmed the moment his sun- flower, 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, fami- ly here, and everybody's been so supportive in this town. It's been really cool. And honestly, everybody's sup- port 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 accomplish- ment official.
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