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Mexican Sunflower

Tithonia rotundifolia

  • Feeds pollinators
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)

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Bloom colours

orange, scarlet

What actually matters with this one

It needs real heat and poor soil. Butterflies prefer it to almost anything else you can sow in a border.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Annual
Height
1.5 m
Flowers
July to October
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.