Tithonia Species, Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree (Tithonia diversifolia)
Tampa Bay, Florida January 9, 2004
Tampa Bay, Florida January 9, 2004
Taken April 21st, Tampa, Florida - This plant has not completely stopped blooming since September. Badly in need of pruning I just can't bring myself to cut off all the buds
growing in Hintington Gardens, Pasadena California in June
Mexican Sunflower (perennial)
Tithonia diversifolia / Mexican Sunflower - HUGE bushes reach 10-12 feet and higher if not trimmed, covered in fragrant yellow flowers. Easy to propagate from cuttings/seeds.
Tithonia diversifolia Sarasota, Florida November 2004
Tithonia diversifolia Sarasota, Florida November 2004
Tithonia diversifolia Sarasota, Florida November 2004
Best suited as a background planting - it quickly grows very tall and will hide a unplesant view or building.
My Mexican Daisy Flower ! Wonderous Plant
What a delight!
long awaited bloom with multiple buds--October 30th
Six months after planting a one foot long stem portion in Tampa.
Even a night these plants put on a magnificent show.
This tree grew incredibly fast. In one year it has reached a height of almost 20'. Grown from a small cutting.
Growing in Wauchula, Florida
Bolivian Sunflower. This is one plant, started from a single cutting 3 years ago. It is close to 20' high now - IMPRESSIVE and BREATHTAKING when in bloom!
Located just west of highway 98 on 70 in Okeechobee, Fl.
December 2007 Charleston, SC. About 20' tall. Starting to die down some now.
Growing in Yucatan, Mexico
Growing in Yucatan, Mexico = Back side of Bloom
Growing in Yucatan, Mexico = Buds, Blooms and Seed Pods forming
Growing in Yucatan, Mexico = Close Up of Leaves
Mexican Sunflower
15 feet growth in one year from a single cutting. Bloomed in Oct in central FL.
Sunflowers for Winter! Now this is a big plant & you have to have the room for it, but wow - it’s a stunner & fragrant, too!
The first flowers, well the bottom anyway. Soon some blooms will be out low enough for me to get a ladder and picture the top of them. zone 9b Winter Springs, FL
Close up of bloom in mid November 2011 zone 9b
My friend's plant. Grown from a cutting and only 6 months old, Orlando 9b
This plant grew to 32ft tall.
blooming around halloween, plant is two years old. For reference, gazebo is about 10 feet high
Mexican Sunflower in the Quarry Gardens at Te Puna, Tauranga, NZ
This is my tree in the beginning of June after I cut it down to the ground in late Feb. Already over roof line of house.
This is how the leaves look at the bottom every year, the reason some give this a neutral rating. Zone 9bFL
Photo courtesy of Mark Delepine. Copyright of Mark Delapine. Berkeley, California.
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Tithonia Species, Mexican Sunflower, Bolivian Sunflower, Marigold Tree
Tithonia diversifolia
| Type: | Perennials, Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
| Height: | 6-15 ft. | 1.8-4.7 m |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-10, Full Sun |