Sunflowers love the sun, are heat-tolerant, and easy to grow. This common sunflower alternative checks all the same boxes, ...

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 ...

I recently saw an amazing sight. The blooms looked like sunflowers, but the plant was tree-like. I want one! What you saw was an unusual, but fairly common plant called Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia ...

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 ...

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 ...

Someone down the street from me is growing a huge sunflower-type plant. It must be 20 feet tall and it is covered in yellow flowers. What is this plant, and should I grow it? This is called the giant ...

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 ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! I am thankful we received some much-needed rain here in the valley. It is hard to believe Memorial Day is this Monday. A big thank you to all our veterans ...