Clivia

Mexican Marigold

About Clivia and Mexican Marigold

Clivia

Mexican Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water more in summer

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLIVIA miniata

TAGETES lucida

7.2 Common Name

Clivia

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

Clivia

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

7.2.2 In German

Clivia

mexikanische Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Clivia

Tagetes lucida

7.2.4 In Spanish

Clivia

caléndula mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

κλίβια

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Clivia

Tagetes lucida

7.2.7 In Polish

Clivia

meksykański nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

Clivia

Mexicanus caltha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Clivia

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Tageteae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Clivia and Mexican Marigold

Wondering what are the properties of Clivia and Mexican Marigold? We provide you with everything About Clivia and Mexican Marigold. Clivia doesn't have thorns and Mexican Marigold doesn't have thorns. Also Clivia does not have fragrant flowers. Clivia has allergic reactions like Asthma, breathing problems and Itchiness and Mexican Marigold has allergic reactions like Asthma, breathing problems and Itchiness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Clivia and Mexican Marigold and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Clivia and Mexican Marigold

Season and care of Clivia and Mexican Marigold is important to know. While considering everything about Clivia and Mexican Marigold Care, growing season is an essential factor. Clivia season is Spring and Winter and Mexican Marigold season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Clivia is Loam, Sand and for Mexican Marigold is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Clivia is Acidic, Neutral and for Mexican Marigold is Acidic, Neutral.

Clivia and Mexican Marigold Physical Information

Clivia and Mexican Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Clivia height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Mexican Marigold height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Clivia and Mexican Marigold are as follows:

Clivia flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Clivia leaf color: Dark Green
Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Clivia and Mexican Marigold

Care of Clivia and Mexican Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Clivia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Marigold pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Clivia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.