I grow those tithonia here in Virginia. The flowers are 4-inch dark orange bordering on red. The bushes can get from 5 to 8 feet in height and they are annuals. They are nicknamed Mexican sunflowers but they are not in the sunflower family at all. Drop me a private message with your address if you would like to have some of those. Happy gardening

I would love some sunflower seeds I'm new to gardening. Thinking about having bees also and a veggie garden

Hello :D Where did you get the seeds for the Craven sunflower strain? is this a USA bred/brought or UK breed of craven sunflower? Where did you buy these seeds because I have a huge selection of these seeds growing and they are getting massive! The seeds were brought from USA P&P SEEDS.CO & JUNGLE SEEDS IN ENGLAND. I'm keen to see the battle differences between them both :) Be great to hear from you. I've been obsessed with giant sunflower since I was young...only now I can use internet but seems I'm too late ;/ Hopefully there are some of you guys on here to speak to! I'm huge fan of Brian Moore's sunflowers...shame his site is shut down ;( Arif

Hi everyone...ErinBet, I started growing Mammoths also! They are hitting 6'-8', but I am having trouble with the only one that has gotten a flower. The darn thing is drooping no matter what I do. I keep giving it more water, but it seems to get worse. I've read that they need multiple lighter waterings over the day rather than the once a day soaking I give them. My sunflower looks so sad. Can anyone help? Oh, also, the packet said to plant them 8" apart which I did. I also just planted them directly into our soil on the front lawn...nothing special. I've heard of people using trenches and mounds, but I learned after I already planted. I can take a pic tonight. Thanks, Margaret