Mexican Marigold

Hairy Vetch

About Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch

Mexican Marigold

Hairy Vetch

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8 - 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

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1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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30.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Less Watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Clay, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Clay, Sandy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Bouquets

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds

Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

Edible, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TAGETES lucida

VICIA villosa

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch

7.2.1 In Hindi

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

hairy vetch

7.2.2 In German

mexikanische Ringelblume

Zottelwicke

7.2.3 In French

Tagetes lucida

vesce velue

7.2.4 In Spanish

caléndula mexicano

veza

7.2.5 In Greek

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

τριχωτό βίκος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tagetes lucida

ervilhaca peluda

7.2.7 In Polish

meksykański nagietka

owłosione wyki

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus caltha

pea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

Vicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Tageteae

Vicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch

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

Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch Physical Information

Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Marigold height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Hairy Vetch height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch are as follows:

Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green
Hairy Vetch flower color: White and Purple
Hairy Vetch leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Mexican Marigold and Hairy Vetch

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