Jean Enersen marks 45 years at KING. Back to Gallery. Jean Enersen, if not an icon, is certainly a fixture in Seattle. As surely as Puget Sound is to the west and Mount Rainier is to the south, she is there on Channel 5.And has been for 45 years.ean Enersen marks 45 years at KING. Back to Gallery. Jean Enersen, if not an icon, is certainly a fixture in Seattle. As surely as Puget Sound is to the west and Mount Rainier is to the south, she is there on Channel 5.
The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are caducous (that is, easily detached and falling at maturity).he genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are caducous (that is, easily detached and falling at maturity).
The common name, sunflower, also applies to the popular annual species Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower. This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus), are cultivated in temperate regions as food crops and ornamental plants.unflowers are usually tall annuals, that grow to a height of 50â400 centimetres (20â157 in). The rough and hairy stem is branched in the upper part in wild plants but is usually unbranched in domesticated cultivars.