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Tithonia: Is this a record?

NollieNollie Posts: 6,772
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My Tithonia plants have reached 2.46 metres in height - around 8ft. Things do grow big here, but they are intent on full-scale border domination. For an idea of scale, that’s Helenium Moerheim Beauty peeking out underneath, with Agastache Black Adder getting a bit above itself too:





Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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  • JemulaJemula Posts: 168
    Very impressive. Mine are looking good this year, enjoying the hot dry weather, but yours are amazing.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 6,772
    Thanks, yes I thought they were pretty impressive too, especially given it’s the only thing I have so far managed to grow from seed! Not sure I will grow them again though as they are smothering everything else - maybe I need a dwarf version, if such a thing exists...
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    Mine flowered when only about 2 foot high. Show no signs of growing taller! what has gone wrong there?

    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • ForTheBeesForTheBees Posts: 168
    I bought an obedident plant at the weekend for no real reason other than it was just shy of six foot and I wanted something to enjoy without looking down!  I've put tithonia down on my list to try next year.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 6,772
     @hogweed, maybe if its been hotter/drier than usual your way, they were stressed and decided to flower shorter/earlier? Given they are Mexican sunflowers tho, you wouldn’t think they would be stressed by the heat! I did have a cooler and wetter start to summer than usual then alternate blazing sun/heavy rain so that combo might have caused mine to turn into green giants...no idea really.

    What’s an obedident (obedient?) plant @ForTheBees? Does it sit up and beg?  :D
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • ForTheBeesForTheBees Posts: 168
    I mistyped it once and now my auto-correct keeps going with the incorrect spelling...   They're named so because you can move individual flowers and they stay as you put them.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 6,772
    Ah, it’s an actual plant name, I did have visions of it trailing around the garden with you with a tennis ball in its mouth, bringing you the newspaper etc.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 26,992
    Nollie said:
    Ah, it’s an actual plant name, I did have visions of it trailing around the garden with you with a tennis ball in its mouth, bringing you the newspaper etc.
    It's Physostegia virginiana, Nollie but don't tell anyone. :) 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ForTheBeesForTheBees Posts: 168
    edited August 2018
    Or pyhsosgetia virginininininnia if I'm typing it on my phone..... 

    I picked up one from a bunch that we're about three times the height of the rest and they're normally quoted as reaching 90cm so I'm expecting it to be disappointingky not tall next year!
  • NollieNollie Posts: 6,772
    Mater’s the word Nut  ;)
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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