Also known as Mexican sunflower these large, showy, compact plants bear radiant scarlet-orange, daisy-like three-inch flowers—plant in the back of the annual flower border. Hummingbirds and butterflies love them. Very heat tolerant.

• Sun: full sun
• Height: 36 inches
• Spread: 14-16 inches
• Ornamental use: borders
• Lifecycle: annual
• Sow method: direct sow