There are flowers that we simply love. And then there are sunflowers: flowers that hypnotize us. It is no coincidence that they have been the protagonists of paintings, songs, tattoos and summer bouquets. They have something magnetic, almost mystical. Something that goes beyond their size, their color or their name.

At BonBee we work with them every July because we know they have a special power, and today we tell you why.

They do not follow the sun, they bring it to us

There is a widely held (and somewhat false) belief that adult sunflowers constantly spin around following the sun. In reality, they only do that when they are young. Then they stare to the east, as if waiting for the eternal sunrise. Isn't it beautiful?

And yet, the symbolism remains: the sunflower represents the search for light, constancy, and also gratitude. In Japanese culture, for example, they are given as a gift to wish happiness. In other traditions, they are associated with rebirth, with inner strength. And on any Mediterranean terrace... they are simply joy in its purest form.

The sunflower and Van Gogh: a luminous obsession

Van Gogh painted more than a dozen pictures with sunflowers. Some he did them to decorate the room of his friend Gauguin. Others, during a time of solitude and creative euphoria. Van Gogh's sunflowers are not just pretty: they are screams of color. In fact, many art historians say it was with them that he really unleashed his most personal style.

And why do we mention it? Because every sunflower bouquet that comes out of BonBee also carries some of that. Of that impulse of light, of imperfect beauty, of intense life.

Two bouquets that celebrate summer without asking permission

Among the most beloved of our online florist in Barcelona are two very different proposals, but with the same solar spirit:

• Suns N' Roses: a bouquet that mixes sunflowers with pink roses. As if the sun had fallen in love with a cloud of cotton candy. It has something sweet, something hooligan and a lot of surprise.
• Migdia: a noon in bloom. Seven sunflowers that do not hide. To fill a menjador of light or to make a gift without dyes.

You don't need an excuse to give one as a gift. But if you do... we give you one: July is peak season for sunflowers, and that means they're at their best.

Does it make sense to send sunflowers at home in Barcelona?

Totally. Because Barcelona is a solar city. And because there are messages that do not fit in a whatsapp, but in a bouquet with sunflowers:

"I think of you", "I admire you", "Hold on, the sun is coming up", "I don't know what to give you, but I know this will make you smile".

With our service to send flowers at home in Barcelona, you can send sunflowers in 90 minutes or schedule them to surprise. You choose when, we take care of the wow effect.

A reminder for when the summer gets too hot for you.

Sunflowers are the summer you can put in a vase. And even if they don't spin following the sun as the stories say, they do achieve something just as beautiful: they turn heads. 🌻

And that, on long, hot, routine-filled days, is enough.