About Mexican Sunflower

Mexican Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ray Disk

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 90 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

0-6

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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8% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Rich, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average, Rich, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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34% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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76% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Broken Bones

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'

7.2 Common Name

Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी

7.2.2 In German

mexikanische Sonnenblume

7.2.3 In French

Mexican sunflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

girasol mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

girassol mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

meksykański słonecznika

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus HELIANTHUS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Not Applicable

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Tithinia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Sunflower

Want to know the properties of Mexican Sunflower? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mexican Sunflower is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Mexican Sunflower Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Broken Bones
Part of plant used: Not Available

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Mexican Sunflower Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mexican Sunflower. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mexican Sunflower physical information is as follows: 61.00 cm tall and 61.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Orange Red
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Mexican Sunflower

Taking Mexican Sunflower Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mexican Sunflower include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Mexican Sunflower

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mexican Sunflower is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Mexican Sunflower is a very important plant from . There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Ray Disk. This plant's habitat is disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones and Roadsides and it comes in the hardiness zone 0-6. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.