Kicker: Not your typical anniversary bouquet

NICK EICHER, HOST: Wedding anniversaries are special and worth celebrating. A bouquet of red roses. A nice dinner out. Maybe both. Pretty typical.

But a man in Kansas went above and beyond. Lee Wilson had an extraordinary gift for his wife for their 50th anniversary. Sound from KAKE News:

LEE WILSON: And I thought this is the year to plant some flowers. So we planted her 80 acres of sunflowers. There's about 1.2 million flowers in this field.

Who’s counting?! Wife Renee loved sunflowers. So back in May, Wilson and their son planted all those brilliant yellow rays, and somehow managed to keep the secret.

RENEE WILSON: It made me feel very special. It couldn't have been a more perfect anniversary gift than a field of sunflowers.

The couple met in high school in Harper, Kansas, went on a first date at a roller skate rink, and they’ve been together ever since.

Unlike their marriage, though, sunflower season is only about three weeks.

REICHARD: Take pictures.

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