Tithonia
- Botanical Name
- Tithonia rotundifolia
- Hardiness
- Annual
- Height
- 2 to 6 feet
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to frost: orange
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost
- Space plants 2 feet apart when setting out in the garden
- Sow directly outdoors after danger of frost
- Avoid rich soils
- Deadhead to prolong bloom
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Goldfinger - dwarf, 2-3', orange-scarlet 3" flowers
- Fiesta del Sol - AAS winner, dwarf 2-3' tall, 12" wide, orange 2" flowers
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