Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
South America
Types
Ray
Disk
Afternoon delight
Calpyso Mix
Duet
Number of Varieties
212
0
40000
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Habitat
disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
0-65-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 1
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
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Average, Rich, Well drained
Loam, Loose, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average, Rich, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones
Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cottage garden, Groundcover
Landscape
Botanical Name
TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'
PORTULACA grandiflora
Common Name
Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower
Moss Rose
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी
मॉस गुलाब
In German
mexikanische Sonnenblume
Moss Rose
In French
Mexican sunflower
Moss Rose
In Spanish
girasol mexicano
musgo de Rose
In Greek
Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο
Moss Rose
In Portuguese
girassol mexicano
rosa-musgo
In Polish
meksykański słonecznika
Moss Rose
In Latin
Mexicanus HELIANTHUS
Rosa moss
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Caryophyllales
Family
Acanthaceae
Portulacaceae
Genus
Tithinia
Portulaca
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
40120
1
27800
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