TITHONIA GOLDFINGER – MEXICAN SUNFLOWER

Description

TITHONIA GOLDFINGER – MEXICAN SUNFLOWER

TITHONIA GOLDFINGER – MEXICAN SUNFLOWER. Smaller and more compact than ‘Torch’, this superb plant from Mexico profusely delivers lovely soft-orange-coloured dahlia like flowers on compact plants averaging 3ft (90cm). Flowers freely from Jul to Oct.

Cultivation Advice 

• Sow mid spring onwards with warm provided ideally under cover in trays.
• Sow thinly and lightly cover at a minimum of 60C. They will not germinate if cold.
• Germination in 10-21 days.
• Thin and prick out when large enough to handle.
• Grow on and plant out after all danger of frost has passed.
• Ideally plants should be 30-45 cm apart when mature.