Dame's Rocket

Mexican Marigold

About Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold

Dame's Rocket

Mexican Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 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

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, 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

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

TAGETES lucida

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

mexikanische Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

Tagetes lucida

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

caléndula mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Tagetes lucida

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

meksykański nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Mexicanus caltha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Tageteae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold

Wondering what are the properties of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold? We provide you with everything About Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold. Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns and Mexican Marigold doesn't have thorns. Also Dame's Rocket does not have fragrant flowers. Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Vomiting and Mexican Marigold has allergic reactions like Vomiting. 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 Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold

Season and care of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold is important to know. While considering everything about Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dame's Rocket season is Spring and Summer and Mexican Marigold season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Mexican Marigold is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline and for Mexican Marigold is Acidic, Neutral.

Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Mexican Marigold height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold

Care of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket 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.