The listing, ~~ BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY MAGNET~~ Tithonia rotundifolia *Torch* 20 seeds has ended.
Want to attract more butterflies to your garden? This quick-growing annual produces vivid red or orange-red dahlia-like flowers from mid-summer on. Its leaves are, soft, dark green and lobed. Plants can reach up to 6 feet tall and 2 feet wide, filled with blossoms in just a few months. Butterflies love them! I can always count on finding them where this plant is growing!
Flowers are great for cutting too!
Care: Provide well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun. Stake if necessary and shelter from strong winds. Grows best in hot, sunny weather.
Recommended propagation: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost date and plant out after danger of frost has passed. Or sow directly into garden in late spring. Avoid exposing seedlings to cold.
Personally, I direct sow.
Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
This plant is resistant to deer. Flowers are good for cutting!
Save your own seeds!
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds. Wear gloves to protect hands when handling seed heads. Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored.
20 seeds -- if offered, GIN gets ya 40 seeds!!!
P.S. BEWARE OF ROSE SEEDS!! There's a reason why you don't find rose seeds in big box garden centers.