Why You Should Grow Mexican Sunflower - (Tithonia)

[@SNUZYQZ]

Love this plant - they are beautiful. I'm going to try and harvest seeds from my plants this year also.

[@joanne1713]

The flowers are beautiful and the bees loves them ! I’m in Southern California, we just went through a heatwave 108 and the flowers thrived!

[@ourbackyardgarden]

@@joanne1713 I'm so happy you are enjoying them also!! I'll always grow them!

[@tg_ny]

Lots of good info. Thanks! You can also purchase seeds for the varieties of Mexican Sunflowers that produce bright red, orange or yellow blossoms.

[@ourbackyardgarden]

Thanks for watching! I think I have a yellow variety from what was supposed to be a different sunflower. It's a happy mistake! I'll be looking for more colors!!!

[@sallysmolich5822]

And the foliage is a SUPER fertilizer.

[@ourbackyardgarden]

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[@Take_a_breath208]

Monarches love this and we need to feed them!

[@ourbackyardgarden]

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[@annamarie9858]

This was my first year with the Mexican sunflower - following your success last year. I finally saw a hummingbird!!! I was overjoyed! Those plants are tough too. I didn’t think mine would survive when I transplanted them outside - they were weak and floppy, and my soil is one drought and heat wave short of being a brick (clay soil 😂). And then I was away all of July too. But wow - did they do well! I have to double up on plants now due to losing 50+ feet of garden, so I might pair my soon to be transplanted lilac with the Mexican sunflowers. My garden is going to have a lot of pairings next season….gladiolus, tall phlox and zinnias, iris, calendula and peony, hyacinth and sweet peas, milkweed and coleus, goldenrod and pansies….one hot mess!! 😂My raised garden beds might be the most organized with veg - but that English garden…yikes!

[@ourbackyardgarden]

I hear ya on the brick soil. As we remove lawn, poor fj says, he feels like he's cutting the side of a mountain. We love tithonia and the amazing hummingbirds it brings. I'd like to find it in more colors. Next year will be more flowers than ever!

[@hilltopbrenda]

I just stopped at some ladies house today randomly just to ask what is the beautiful flower. The Tithonia!! Can’t wait to grow them next year.

[@ourbackyardgarden]

@@hilltopbrenda you will absolutely love it! We have so many butterflies and hummingbirds onit! Pure magic!

[@suzyparr632]

They’re on my list for next year!Thank you for all the hard work you put into all of your videos.

[@ourbackyardgarden]

Thank you for watching Suzy it means a lot. I hope you enjoy all of the pollinators it brings!

[@deborah2768]

Those flowers are beautiful. Will be purchasing the seeds next year too. Love watching the humming birds. They are all over my Salvia and Guara.😊

[@williamtaylor2412]

love this

[@AlexasGarden]

Beautiful flowers! I liked your video, thanks a lot dear!

[@ourbackyardgarden]

Thank YOU 😊

[@dustyflats3832]

I think mine last year was hidden too long by competitors. It grew 6+’ and no flowers and thought it was a broadleaf weed and almost pulled it. Just before frost it popped a flower at the top 😂. We feed the hummers sugar water as there are few blooms when they arrive. I will say it’s work to keep the feeders clean and that there is a timing of when to start and stop. Many feed too late in the season and they stay too long. And on the other side in the south I think they keep them there too long by feeding and they have flowers blooming. What I have observed is the hummers visit less frequently as flowers bloom. Saving seed is so fun! I have to have containers at the ready though. What happens is I pluck them off and lay them in a dish thinking I will know or remember what they are. This winter sow I threw in some seed that looked like dust laying in one of those dishes, but I knew they were special if they were indeed seed. They were Spilanthes/eyeball plant/toothache plant. They all came up! It is an interesting looking bloom and I’m sure the deer and rabbits wouldn’t eat them unless they like a numb mouth 😅.

[@ourbackyardgarden]

I do the same lol

[@MDMasummiaa]

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[@ourbackyardgarden]

Thank you. We are not sure why we aren't doing better. What is seo?

[@dustyflats3832]

@@ourbackyardgardenSearch Engine Optimization. It’s so when someone searches on Google it will pop up in the top of the list. I’m sure FJ would know.

[@jiujitsuspider2544]

Search Engine Optimization - it is how people find you / how your video is suggested to other people. Neil Patel (website and here) is a reliable source of information. In short, the way you title and tag your video affects how you are found. I love Tithonia - thank you for the video!