Tithonia
Tithonia
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Their fiery orange blooms attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. With a height reaching up to six feet, they make a striking backdrop or focal point in flower beds and borders. Easy to grow and low-maintenance, these vibrant beauties add a touch of summer warmth to any landscape, making them a favorite among gardeners.
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Sku: 6155
Common Name: Mexican Sunflower
Botanical Name: Tithonia
Full Sun
7 - 10 Days
18"+
36 - 60"
Light (1 in / week)
Annual
Flower
Spring|Summer|Fall
Summer|Fall
Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds, and pollinators | Pet friendly
Color: Orange
Fill Weight (grams): 1.1 g
Approximate Seed Count: 125 - 150
Days To Bloom: 75 - 90 Days
Landscape Use: Border / Edge Planting
Resistance: Deer
Tolerance: Drought|Heat|Dry Soil
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
After all the danger of frost, sow seeds in the open ground well exposed. Or, for earlier bloom, start indoors in flats about 4 weeks before the last frost. Cover with 1/4 inch of soil. When the plants are 3 inches high, thin, or transplanted.
Planting Depth: 0.5"
Seed Spacing: Sow Tithonia Mexican Sunflower seeds roughly 6" apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Excellent for tall blooming backgrounds and screens for unsightly places. Harvest seeds by cutting flower heads when backs yellow, then hang downward in a warm, dry place.
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Overall rating: 4.9411764 / 5 from 17 reviews.
Review topics: ["packaging","flowers","seeds","growing","information"].
"Ferry-Morse’s Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) seeds offer fast germination, vibrant orange-red blooms, and easy care. Growing 4-6 feet tall, they attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, making them perfect for pollinator gardens. Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, they thrive in full sun and poor soil. Great for cut flowers and deer-resistant, these blooms shine all summer long."
"Ordered in mid January 2025, and received in a timely manner. Can’t wait for the spring to start the seeds and plant them. Will update later this summer when I’m sure I will have beautiful blooms and lots of butterflies."
"I love plants and flowers. Especially the vibrant color these flowers are going to have. These flowers are loved by pollinators. It takes them about 75 days to bloom. We will wait to see how beautiful they will turn out."
"These flowers are so beautiful I'm glad that I chose this particular item they are pestry's assistant and all of them terminated I didn't have 1 dud 1 thing I will say is that they are growing slower than I anticipated however as you can see in the picture the flowers are gorgeous I'm hoping that with dead heading I'll be able to have them go through all the way through the fall andto freeze I definitely recommend this sand can II want to"
"I wasn’t able to participate in this campaign due to issues with shipping, but I have purchased these before and they grew beautiful flowers that I was excited to possibly see again."
"As you can see from my photo, the seeds germinated well. I think every seed sprouted. It was about 7 days after I had planted the seeds before I started to see them come up out of the ground. I haven't jad them planted long enough for them to bloom, but if they keep going like they are then the flowers should look great"
"We love Ferry Morse seeds. They have a great germination success rate. These Mexican sunflowers are beautiful! They grow easily and need very little water."
"I can not wait until my flower beings to bloom. This os not typically a flower I woukd have picked our cause I typically like more purples and pinks but this looks beautiful. It came ver nicely packaged and has so many seeds I was able tp cover a very large part of my garden with theses."
"Quick germination and growth, and I have yet to have an issue with pests even in a garden full of other vegetables and wildflowers! They haven’t bloomed yet, but I have only had the seeds planted for about 3 weeks at this point. I can’t wait!"
"I did some research on these seeds and found that growing them as seedlings inside first will make sure they’re strong flowers that will come back year after year. I’ll have to update how these turn out. But so far so good. I’m very excited, they look like they will be beautiful in my back yard"
