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Ornamental - It is planted for its flower. Religious/Cultural - Flower are harvested to prepare garland and offerings during worship.
Mexico to Guatemala
Thrives in subtropical biome (a region with warm, humid summers and mild winters, located between the tropics and temperate zones).
It is annual herb with an upright bushy growth form.
Stem is erect, single stem reaching up to 100 cm tall.
Leaves are finely divided with 3-12 cm overall length. Each leaf is further divided into 9-25 principal lobes or leaflets. Leaf shape of the leaflets is lance-shaped to linear-lanceolate.
Flowers are large, showy flower heads borne singly on stalks 3-10 cm long. Ray florets come in various shades of yellow, orange, and red-brown, depending on the variety. Single or double flower forms are available. Few to hundreds of ray florets per flower head. 50-120 disc florets in the center of the flower head.
Fruit is dry, single-seeded.
Flowering: June-October.