These beautiful flowers pictured above also known as Mexican sunflowers are known as the nectar flower favorite of Monarch butterflies. They are an annual plant for most of the US, and a perennial in USDA zones 10-11.
They are native to Mexico and Central America, and have a long growing season. They need full sun to part shade, and grow tall 4 to 6 feet. You can find the seeds on Amazon.
Happy Sunday!
I haven't seen that color before but would love it if we could grow them in Oklahoma City.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Joe Pryor according to what I have read, it will grow in your area. It is a hardy plant. I don't know your USDA zone, but you can look it up. I am told it is easy to grow. A
Ron and Alexandra-Those are so vibrant and beautiful. Happy Sunday.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Good morning Ron and Alexandra. These are absolutely stunning! I wish I could have them where I live.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
I love sunflowers, Alexandra and Ron... have never seen any in this color, however. Stunning!
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
These sunflowers are beauties and thanks for sharing them with us, Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Food for the Monarchs! Plus cheery and bright, what a wonderful flower.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Beautiful. Thank you very much for sharing your photograph.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
Good afternoon Ron and Alexandra. Those are some stunning flowers. Enjoy your day!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Beautiful flowers - love love love that color! So 'fallish'!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Ron and Alexandra Seigel Had to take a peek at these! I hope you guys are having a wonderful day! Hard not to in your part of the world.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Hi Ron & Alexandra - Those look really cool and would be a great change from the standard ones. And we just happen to need a bunch of stuff for our spring planting in our new gardens. Thanks!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
My neighborhood Hummingbirds would love those Mexican Sunflowers!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Hi Alexandra and Ron -- such vibrant colors. It seems appropriate to shout "Ole",
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Dick Greenberg I was thinking of your garden for next spring, when I put up this photo. A
These are quite stunning and I have never seen them before! I bet our bees and butterflies would love them; will have to check and see how well they would do here. Thanks!
I absolutely love that stunning color, Ron and Alexandra. I feel warm all over just looking at those blossoms.
I don't think I've ever seen a Mexican sunflower before and now I know what I have been missing Alexandra!
I thought those are a type of daisy. I don't know if we have them here and how well they would do in our climate.
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