About Marigold

Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 57 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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15% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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35% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water when soil is dry

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, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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85% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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37% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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22% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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14% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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18% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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13% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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5% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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51% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Eye irritation, Red eyes, Runny nose, Throat itching, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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66% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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32% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Edging, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TAGETES 'Cottage Red'

7.2 Common Name

Marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

गेंदा

7.2.2 In German

Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Souci

7.2.4 In Spanish

Caléndula

7.2.5 In Greek

κατιφές

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malmequer

7.2.7 In Polish

Nogietek

7.2.8 In Latin

Caltha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Marigold

Want to know the properties of Marigold? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Marigold is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma, Eye irritation, Red eyes, Runny nose, Throat itching and Watery eyes. Marigold Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach and Wounds
Part of plant used: Flowers and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Flowering Shrubs

Marigold Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Marigold. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Marigold physical information is as follows: 40.00 cm tall and 50.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Toothed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Orange and Yellow
Leaf color: Green

Care of Marigold

Taking Marigold Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Marigold include pruning, which should be done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Marigold

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Marigold is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Marigold is a very important plant from . There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds. This plant's habitat is Roadsides and wastelands and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.