Torch Mexican Sunflowers November 1, 2015

I didn't plant these, they re-seeded from last year.  I threw the stalks over the Vegetable Garden fence into the compost pile and that's all it took to get volunteers this fall.  They get tall - about 10 feet tall if they grow in healthy soil.  The ones that sprang up in my compost pile have fallen over and are laying prostrate on the ground.  Since they are laying over the compost pile I don't really care.   They are so colorful, and welcome color at this time of year.  The butterflies love them.  Although they have stems that are about 6 inches long, they are unfortunately not good cutting flowers because the stem are hollow and they fall over very easily.