Tithonia rotundifolia SEEDS

Description

Tithonia rotundifolia seeds grow into the Mexican sunflower a tall annual herb native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Mexico and Central America, widely cultivated as an ornamental worldwide. Described by Miller and transferred by Blake. The epithet rotundifolia means ’round-leaved’. Produces very tall, vigorous, branching stems to 11.8 m with brilliant, vivid orange daisy flowers (to 7 cm) with golden-yellow centres on long, hollow, velvety stems. One of the finest orange-flowered annuals for the back of a large border. Outstanding butterfly and bee plant. Family Asteraceae.

Full sun; well-drained, moderately fertile soils; warm subtropical to tropical conditions; annual. Outstanding butterfly magnet. Tall back-of-border.

• ‘Rotundifolia’ = round-leaved; Mill./Blake; vivid orange daisies 7 cm; tall to 1.8 m; hollow velvety stems
• Outstanding butterfly and bee magnet; long hollow stems; back-of-border annual; naturalised pantropics
• Mexico and Central America seasonally dry tropical biome; annual
• Genus Tithonia ~11 species; Family Asteraceae
• Full sun; well-drained soils; warm tropical; annual; butterfly plant; Family Asteraceae

Tithonia rotundifolia is the Mexican sunflower one of the finest tall orange annuals for the large border, its vivid, glowing orange flowerheads attracting butterflies in extraordinary numbers and its vigorous stature making it a dramatic back-of-border plant for summer and autumn colour in warm-climate gardens.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.