Late every summer, I’m amazed at how different my flower garden looks than it did in the spring. While I grow many perennials that produce beautiful blooms, the show-stoppers in my garden are often ...

Talk about a butterfly magnet! Fiesta del Sol Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia ‘Fiesta del Sol’) is just that. This truly dwarf Tithona grows only about 36 inches tall, much shorter than its ...

Flaming orange flowers always catch my eye, and the old-fashioned Mexican sunflower is still one of the best. There may be a revival happening with this plant that I have failed to notice. I belong to ...

Mexican Sunflower – Tithonia rotundifolia, is a member of the daisy or aster family. This summer annual can grow up to six feet tall or higher in one season. Native to Mexico and Central America, it ...

• Seed one crop, then two weeks later seed another close by. Plants will mature at different times, extending your garden’s overall bloom period. • Plant sunflowers to attract pollinators to your ...