How to Grow and Care for Mexican Sunflowers - The Spruce
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifolia) attract butterflies with their vibrant flowers. Learn to grow a thriving, full flowerbed with this guide.
Tithonia rotundifolia - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
WEBZone: 2 to 11. Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet. Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet. Bloom Time: July to September. Bloom Description: Orange-red with yellow center disk. Sun: Full sun. Water: Dry to medium. Maintenance: Low. Suggested Use: Annual. Flower: Showy. Attracts: Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies. Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Dry Soil. Garden locations.
How to Grow Mexican Sunflower — Tithonia - Harvest to Table
WEBGet to Know Tithonia — Mexican Sunflower. Plant type: Annual. Growing Zones and range: Zones 9-10. Hardiness: Thrives in heat. Height and width: 30 inches (76cm) to 5 feet (1.5m) tall and wide, depending on the variety. Foliage: …
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican Sunflower) - Gardenia
WEBThe Mexican Sunflower is a tall, bushy annual boasting large, bright orange-yellow, daisy-like flowers and coarse, heart-shaped leaves, creating a striking presence in gardens with its vivid and showy blooms. Native: It originates from Mexico and Central America.
Tithonia Plant Growing & Care Guide for Gardeners
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Ideal Growing Conditions: This plant prefers full sunlight and well-draining soil. While drought-resistant, consistent moisture promotes optimal growth. General Care: Regularly prune spent and faded flowers to encourage new blooms. Water moderately, ensuring the soil does not remain waterlogged.
Mexican Sunflower Guide: How to Grow & Care for “Tithonia Rotundifolia”
WEBMar 16, 2022 · Tithonia rotundifolia, otherwise known as Mexican sunflower or Red sunflower, is a nice-looking and low-maintenance species of flowering plants. Member of the Asteraceae family, this flower is native to several regions of North America.
Tithonia rotundifolia - Wikipedia
WEBIn USDA zones cooler than Zone 10 it is an annual. Leaves, despite the epithet, are deltoid to lanceolate, occasionally lobed (or broadly heart-shaped) up to 38 cm long and 30 cm wide, with subentire, crenate or serrated margin. The lower ones are usually three-lobed. The petiole is up to 40 centimeters long.
Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia – Wisconsin Horticulture
WEBMexican sunflower, T. rotundifolia, is a vigorous, drought tolerant warm season annual that is easy to grow in the ornamental garden with other common names of red sunflower of just tithonia. Tithonia plants grow 4-6+ feet tall with a large central stalk and a somewhat gangly branching habit.
Tithonia rotundifolia - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
WEBIt is fast-growing reaching 3-6 feet with plenty of orangy-red 3-inch blooms that attract bees and butterflies from mid-summer to fall. Plant in full sun in average well-drained soils. This plant does best in poorer soils and may need staking due to its tall size. It is deer and drought tolerant.
Tithonia rotundifolia - How to grow & care - Grow Plants
WEBHardiness zone 9. Tithonia rotundifolia growing instruction & requirement Tithonia rotundifolia info: climate, zone, growth speed, water, light, planting season & colors.
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