| Description | Mexican Flame Flower (Senecio confusus) is a tender perennial vine with bright orange flowers. Reported to attract Monarch and other Butterfly's. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Tropical herbaceous Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a-11 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | bright orange to dark orange, daisy-like |
| Leaves | green, pointed |
| Stems | vine, twinning |
| Dimensions | 6-10 feet |
| Maintenance | reported to readily reseed in warmer climates, can be cut back and over winter indoors |
| Propagation | easy from cuttings, seeds are reported to be more difficult |
| Native Site | Mexico and Honduras |
| Misc Facts | Reported to have lots of nectar that attracts Monarch and other Flutterby's (Butterfly's). (syn Pseudogynoxus chenopodioides: Pseudogynoxus confusus) |
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