Like beacons of summer gardens, fluted stems hold the golden-orange velvety petals of this rare Tithonia aloft. Strongly branched and full of blooms, Mexican sunflower is attractive as a hedge at the back of the border and cut as a bouquet flower. Deer resistant and sure to attract pollinators, this easy-to-care-for flower brings birds late in the season to the many seeds that ripen within the cone centers.