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  • Mexican Sunflower Yellow Torch with a blurred green background
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Mexican Sunflower Seeds - Yellow Torch

Makes excellent cutting flowers with blooms stretching up to four inches across

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About the Variety

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Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Perfect for Dried Flowers
Perfect for Xeriscaping
Edible
Reduces Erosion
Microgreens

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Tithonia speciosa

LIFE CYCLE

  • Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Late Summer through Early Fall

GROWTH HABIT

  • Branching
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • Up to 72 inches

PLANT TYPE

  • Daisy-Shaped
  • Multi-Flowered

COLOR

  • Yellow

Mexican Sunflower Yellow Torch stands tall alongside other sunflowers and towering native perennials, illuminating the garden with its golden-orange flame and velvety petals atop robustly branched stems. This shrubby native from south of the border thrives when grown from seeds sown directly after frost, flourishing vigorously until the arrival of fall. Yellow Torch is deer-resistant and a magnet for pollinators. As the season progresses, its cone centers ripen, providing a late-season feast for birds drawn to its abundant seeds.

  • Strongly branched and full of blooms
  • Heat and drought-tolerant when established and blooming
  • Butterfly magnet, particularly the Monarch butterfly

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/2 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 12 to 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • N/A - Annual

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 195 Up to 10 Sq. Ft
1 Ounce   Up to 30 Sq. Ft

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Mexican Sunflower Seeds - Yellow Torch

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Mexican Sunflower Seeds - Yellow Torch FAQs

What is Yellow Torch Mexican Sunflower also known as?

Yellow Torch Mexican Sunflower is also known as Tithonia Rotundifolia, Goldflower of the Incas, Mexican Marigold, and Tithonia Speciosa.

What type of seed is Yellow Torch Mexican Sunflower?

Yellow Torch Mexican Sunflower is an open pollinated seed.

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