Tithonia Torch Blossom Mexican Sunflower
Husky in addition to coarse amongst spectacularly gaudy flowers is how 1 garden reference describes Tithonia. Well, they are tall in addition to opened upwards branched amongst stems equally thick equally a pocket-size tree, merely oh, how the butterflies beloved those gaudy flowers. Every sunny hr of the twenty-four hr menstruum this month, assorted butterflies volition move sitting on the flowers piece swaying inward the air current on Tithonia’s sturdy branches. Tithonia rotundifolia has a few mutual names: Torch Flower , Golden Flower of the Incas in addition to Mexican Sunflower merely the seed packets tell Tithonia.
Many of the nectar-providing flowers that are blooming at 1 time are members of the Aster or daisy family constitute family. Tithonia is inward the Sunflower tribe of the Aster family. Their native gain goes from Central America, through United Mexican States in addition to into the Southwestern US.
There are several varieties merely T. rotundifolia or Torch is the solely 1 that shows upwards inward the blossom seed racks inward the spring. It grows 6-feet tall in addition to iii feet broad past times the destination of the summer. The orangish flowers are 2-inches across. Other varieties tin move ordered online.
Tithonia Arcadian Blend mixture contains seeds that grow into plants solely two ½ feet tall in addition to the blossom colors are gold, orangish in addition to yellow. Aztec Dominicus is 4-feet tall amongst apricot flowers, Fiesta del Sol is two ½ feet tall in addition to Goldfinger is 4-feet tall amongst deep orangish flowers. Tithonias would brand a skillful summertime screening hedge.
Each autumn our seeds are collected in addition to spread out over a covert to dry out in addition to and hence stored inward a bottle amongst a silica packet. In the confine they are planted inward a well-drained, sunny location. They beloved oestrus hence they volition make got their fourth dimension coming upwards if the terra firma is cold. 
They desire an average amount of H2O in addition to tin tolerate dry out soil for a few days. Removing spent flowers volition help them re-bloom. For containers, operate a large pot in addition to house it inward total sun.