Pennywort

Mexican Marigold

About Pennywort and Mexican Marigold

Pennywort

Mexican Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Virginia

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-108-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

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

Spreading

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

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

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

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

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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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

TAGETES lucida

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

mexikanische Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

Tagetes lucida

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

caléndula mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

Tagetes lucida

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

meksykański nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Mexicanus caltha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Tageteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pennywort and Mexican Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Mexican Marigold

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

Pennywort and Mexican Marigold Physical Information

Pennywort and Mexican Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Mexican Marigold height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Mexican Marigold are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Pennywort and Mexican Marigold

Care of Pennywort and Mexican Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pennywort 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 Pennywort 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.