Light
Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Seasonal plants · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) has a erect growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: deltoid, ovate. Flower colours recorded: gold/yellow, orange, red/burgundy.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: erect. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Photo by Carl Lewis · Source · CC BY 2.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain a freely draining root zone and check moisture before watering. Excess water must drain away.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Clay, Loam (Silt), Sand, Shallow Rocky.
Fertilizer
Poorer soils suit this plant; avoid unnecessarily enriching the bed.
Through the seasons
Plant after frost risk has passed; tall stems may need stakes.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.