Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . The Schweinitz sunflower was named for Lewis David de Scweinitz, an American botanist with important German connections. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a descendant of the founder of the Moravian Church, and traveled to Germany for training at a seminary there. . Returning to the United States, he worked for that Church in Salem, North Carolina, and also pursued his studies in local mycology --- cataloging nearly 1400