Mexican sunflowers will grow two to four feet tall and may need support. They should be planted in the back of the flower bed. They do well in hot weather. Mexican sunflowers make a good cut flower for arrangements.
( Sundance Mexican sunflower )
Sundance has bright orange flowerheads. In general, Tithonia rotundifolia is a perennial sunflower, usually grown as an annual.
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
3 to 8'
4'
Sun; well-drained soil; tolerates heat and humidity.
The Mexican sunflower 'Torch' is a beautiful selection beloved by butterflies and gardeners for its intense orange-red flowers. Click to download a large version (800x600) of this image.
Usage ...
Tithonia fruticosa
Mexican sunflower
Asteraceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.
Tithonia rotundifolia, Asteraceae, Mexican Sunflower
Leaves alternate, occasionally opposite on the lower stem, on some varieties leaves may reach one foot in length, cordate (heart-shaped) base, margins are serrate and may be lobed.
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
Mexican Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia fumariifolia 'Sunlite')
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea acuminata)
Mexican Weeping Pine (Pinus patula)
Meyer's Hybrid Alstroemeria (Alstroemeria 'Meyer's Hybrids') ...
Tithonia (Tithonia rotundifolia). Tall Mexican sunflower. Also good for sheltering and pupating butterflies.
Thunbergia grandiflora. Also known as blue trumpet vine, clock vine, Bengal trumpet and skyflower. Native of India. Introduced.
Tithonia rotundifolia 'Fiesta Del Sol' takes the old-fashioned torch flower (also called Mexican sunflower) to new lows, topping out at a manageable 3 feet instead of 6.
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage) S: grey foliage, blue flowers
Sedum spectabile P: flowers white to deep pink
Thalictrum delavayi P: purple flowers
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower) A: flowers in shades of orange ...
Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
Mezereon (Daphne mezereum)
Mignonette (Reseda odorata)
Milkweed, butterfly weed (Asclepias species)
Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata, Montia perfoliata)
Miniature wax plant (Hoya bella) ...
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican Sunflower)
Trixis californica (American Threefold)
Venidium fastuosum (Monarch of the Veld)
Verbesina encelioides (Golden Crownbeard)
Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)
Viguiera deltoidea (Golden Eye) ...
 See also: Sunflower, Orange, May, Daisy, Grass
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