annual flower
Mexican sunflower
A standout butterfly magnet for hot dry sites; gets large by midsummer.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a-11a
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- loam, sandy
- Water
- low
- Goals
- Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color
Harvest & Use
orange flowers all summer
Useful search phrase: Mexican sunflower seeds.
Plant Relationships
Plant guild Medium
Repeated pollinator-friendly blooms work better as a patch than as isolated one-off plants.
Companion Medium
Warm-season vegetables benefit from nearby flower strips that keep bloom and insect activity close to the crop bed.