Growing Goldfinger Tithonia Garden Seeds

Goldfinger tithonias are easy to grow from seed and can be sown directly after the final frost. For earliest blooms, start Goldfinger seeds indoors 6-8 weeks prior to transplanting. If sowing or transplanting outside, give early seedlings protection from wind. Plant 2-3 Goldfinger tithonia seeds 1 inch deep with 12-18 inches apart in Organic, fertile, and well-drained soil in full sun. Tithonia Goldfinger seeds grow poorly in cool, overcast weather. Avoid overly moist soil by allowing it to dry out between waterings. Tithonia Goldfinger seeds thrive in arid conditions and can develop many poor traits if grown in overly saturated soil. Tithonia have no serious insect or disease problems, but monitor regularly for snails and slugs. Prune and trim spent growth to improve plant vigor. Goldfinger tithonia seeds mature in 90-95 days as 28-42 inch tall shrubs with a 14-16 inch spread of long-stalked 3-4 inch blooms of magnificent blood orange petals with brilliant yellow pistils.

Commonly known as Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia is native to the demanding Mexican and Central American climates. The genus Tithonia is borrowed from Greek mythology, Tithonus, the prince of Troy and lover of Eos, the goddess of dawn. It's not an accident that the bright, luminous orange and yellow blooms radiate just like the morning sun. Surely a flower after Tithonus' own heart.