Did you ever stargaze of growing something beautiful that also repaired lousy dirt ?
Probably not , but if you know there WAS something beautiful that also furbish up bad crap , I bet you ’d desire to grow it . When I happen out about these guys , I was hooked .
MeetTithonia diversifolia :
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Though the varieties I ’ve encountered in the US do n’t give rise viable source , they are easy propagated through cutting . Once you get some , it ’s really well-to-do to make more . I adhere them all over my food forest .
The only time Mexican sunflower bloom here is in November , so I ’m enjoying it while they last . The butterflies are happy and the blooms make great cut flowers , with a rich honeyed aroma .
See ? I ’m not just a brutal utilitarian . I can appreciate pretty thing , as long as they ’re also useful .
Whoops . think IAMa vicious utilitarian .
If you want to grow these awesome plant , you may get press cutting of Tithonia diversifolia on ebay .
press clipping root very easily , just likecassava . Just bug out them into a pot ( or in the solid ground , if you ’re go to have a frost - free winter ) and they ’ll be growing in no metre . Plant them out after the last frost and you ’ll have your own forest of gargantuan heyday by next fall .
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