Tithonia
Tithonia rotundifolia
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Flower nameTithonia
- Scientific nameTithonia rotundifolia
- Aliasメキシコヒマワリ, Tithonia, Tithonia rotundifolia, ヒロハヒマワリ, Mexican sunflower
- Place of originCentral America and Mexico
- Place of floweringGarden, Park, Potted flower
- Flowering seasonJuly, August, September
- Language of flowersReporter
What is Tithonia
Birth flowers for Oct 21
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.
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
- GenusTithonia
- SpeciesT. rotundifolia
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCorymbose inflorescence
- Petal shapeHead flower
- Leaf typeFeather shape
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typeannual plant
- Flower colorsRed Orange
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height100.0 ~ 200.0 cm
- Diameter of flower6.0 ~ 10.0 cm
