Mexican Sunflower - Torch
The Mexican Sunflower Torch, 'Tithonia rotundifolia', is unabashedly brilliant orange and as hot and fiery as the August sunshine. The Torch is a genuine heat lover and sets the dog days of summer ablaze with sizzling orange daisies . The fiery orange daisy flowers have golden centers and are 3 inches wide. They flower strongest in hot weather, starting in mid summer and go strong until first frost. Mexican Sunflowers prefer full sun and they will grow in almost any soil that is well drained. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. The Torch Mexican Sunflower make excellent cut flowers and are great summer and fall screens or borders. ... details
Daisy - Yellow Buttons The Daisy Yellow Buttons, 'Chrysanthemum multicaule', has delightful masses of buttery, golden-yellow flowers atop mats of fleshy, succulent green foliage. You will be delighted with this low growing annual groundcover that has masses of pretty little 1/2 to 3/4 inch daisy-like, cup-shaped flowers. Yellow Buttons bloom continually from spring to fall with the best blooming occurring during the cool weather of spring and fall. The Yellow Buttons Daisy prefers full sun and average garden soil that is well drained. Keep them well watered but not soggy. Plant these easy to grow daisies in the spring, 2 weeks before the last average frost date. Besides an annual groundcover, the Yellow Buttons can be used as a cut flower and it is excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock gardens.
