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Tithonia, Red Torch (Mexican Sunflower)

Certified OrganicHeirloomEspecially well-suited to the SoutheastFrom Small Farms

Certified OrganicHeirloomEspecially well-suited to the SoutheastFrom Small Farms

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$3.65

Item #01122

58 days. (Tithonia rotundifolia) [1951, AAS winner] A member of the sunflower family. Flowers are 3½ in. orange discs surrounded by orange-red petals. Highly branched. Attracts butterflies. Spectacular in mass plantings. Pkt (0.5 g, 38 seeds)

Growing instructions: Annual. Germination: 68-86°F, 8 days. Full sun. Direct sow or sow indoors 3-4 weeks before transplanting after the last frost. Space 24 in. apart. 80 days. Ht. 5 ft. Do not over-fertilize; plants may grow to 6-8 ft. 58 days.

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