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Tithonia rotundifolia

85 - 90Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Mexican Sunflower Tithonia Seed

Item #HSC-TIT-001-PKT

Late-season color that feeds pollinators.

Bright 3–3½" flowers from midsummer until hard frost, mostly orange with a few red or yellow. Plants are vigorous and full, and do well in hot, dry climates.

Native to Mexico and Central America, it gives nectar and shelter to bees and butterflies.

Flowers about 85–90 days from sowing, on plants 60–72" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 50 seeds
Average 2,800 seeds per oz.
Plant height: 60–72"

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Tithonia rotundifolia
Days To Maturity: 85 - 90 days
Life Cycle: Annual
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow in warm soil

Barely cover.

Go easy on nitrogen

Or few flowers.

Cut fully open

Condition in warm water.

Deadhead

Blooms to frost.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–14 days, held at 70–85°F (21–29°C).

Direct sowing

Recommended. Sow once soil reaches 70–85°F and barely cover; light helps it sprout.

Starting indoors

Sow 6 weeks before planting out.

Plant spacing

12–24".

Soil

Fertile, well-drained loam or sandy soil; tolerates poor ground. Too much nitrogen gives tall plants with few flowers.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Cut when flowers are 90–100% open and stand stems in deep, warm water for a few hours. Deadhead for more blooms.

Uses

Cut flowers, the back of beds and borders, or a fast annual summer hedge (it flowers late in summer).

Hardiness

Grown as an annual.

Plant height

60–72".

Scientific name

Tithonia rotundifolia

Packet

50 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 2,800 on average.

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