Tithonia

Tithonia rotundifolia

  • Tithonia
  • Tithonia
  • Flower name
    Tithonia
  • Scientific name
    Tithonia rotundifolia
  • Aliasメキシコヒマワリ, Tithonia, Tithonia rotundifolia, メキシコヒマワリ, ヒロハヒマワリ, Mexican sunflower
  • Place of originCentral America and Mexico
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September
  • Language of flowersReporter

What is Tithonia

Tithonia ,commonly called as Mexican sunflower,(scientific name: Tithonia rotundifolia), is native to Central America and Mexico, and is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae. In summer, yellow flowers bloom on upright stems of 1-2 m.

Common name: Titonia, scientific name: Tithonia rotundifolia, also known as : Mexican sunflower, plant height: 100-200 cm, strain width: 50 cm, stem: hollow, leaf shape: long oval, leaf edge: serrated, inflorescence: mutual growth, flowering period: July-September, flower Diameter: 6-10 cm, number of petals: 12-13, flower color: vermilion, orange, yellow, use: garden planting.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Tithonia
  • Species
    T. rotundifolia
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeannual plant
  • Flower colorsRed
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 200.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower6.0 ~ 10.0 cm

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