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GrannieAnnie

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pix of Tithonia "Torch" or Mexican sunflower
« on: July 28, 2010, 00:41:42 »


actually Tithonia rotundifolia, about 4 feet high and adored by butterflies
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Re: pix of Tithonia "Torch" or Mexican sunflower
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2010, 06:18:48 »
Looks really pretty.  Seems it grows here ok, can get seeds from T&M. 
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GrannieAnnie

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Re: pix of Tithonia "Torch" or Mexican sunflower
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 13:15:57 »
I gave it one last try to grow here after two years of sparse flowers.
Guess it had a little too much shade earlier.
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Re: pix of Tithonia "Torch" or Mexican sunflower
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 13:56:19 »
lovely colour, might look at them next year  :)
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