Tithonia Diversifolia 4 Live Rooted Cuttings - Fast Growing Mexican Sunflower for Pollinators & Mulch

Product Overview

Enhance your garden with 4 live-rooted cuttings of Tithonia diversifolia, commonly known as Mexican Sunflower. This herbaceous perennial is a fast-growing, versatile plant that reaches 6-10 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide, making it ideal for creating instant privacy screens or vibrant floral displays. Known for its bright yellow-orange blooms, it attracts a variety of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds from summer through frost.

Key Features

• Live rooted cuttings (5+ inches with multiple buds) for quicker establishment compared to seeds
• Produces hundreds of pollinator-friendly flowers throughout the growing season
• Functions as a soil builder with deep roots that mine nutrients
• Drought resistant and thrives with minimal care
• Multi-purpose use as a hedge, living mulch through chop-and-drop, or ornamental plant
• Deer resistant and heat tolerant

Growing Information

Tithonia diversifolia thrives in USDA zones 8-11 and can be grown as an annual in other zones. It prefers full sun exposure with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily and grows well in poor to average, well-draining soils. The plant grows rapidly, reaching 5-10 feet in a single season, and blooms continuously from summer until frost. Its chop-and-drop capability allows gardeners to use the plant material as free mulch, enhancing soil health and moisture retention.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.