A Ukrainian immigrant grew the world’s tallest sunflower in his Indiana backyard as a tribute to his war-torn home country. Alex Babich, 47, achieved the feat of nursing 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 ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) - An Indiana man has set a new world record for the tallest sunflower. Alex Babich immigrated to Fort Wayne from Ukraine in 1991. He says when he began gardening, he ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Alex Babich has grown record-breaking sunflowers before. But this year, with one towering plant named Clover stretching 26 feet 4 inches into the sky, he was just one inch ...

An Indiana man has accomplished his goal of growing the world's tallest sunflower. Alex Babich of Fort Wayne had a mission to break the record of a 30-foot sunflower, which was set in Germany. He ...

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 ...

Alex Babich, 47, achieved the feat of nursing Ukraine’s national flower until it reached a neck-craning 35 feet and 9 inches into the sky, stretching as high as a telephone pole. The flower, nicknamed ...

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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 ...