Ram's Horn

Sweetscented Marigold

About Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold

Ram's Horn

Sweetscented Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA50

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm50.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Orange, Lavender, Plum

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Chocolate

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Allow to dry out slightly between 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

Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Moist, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loam, Moist, Sandy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket

Flower borders

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROBOSCIDEA louisianica

Tagetes lucida

7.2 Common Name

Ram's Horn

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

Proboscidea louisianica

sweetscented marigold

7.2.2 In German

Proboscidea louisianica

süß duftend Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

PROBOSCIDEA louisianica

Yauhtli

7.2.4 In Spanish

louisianica PROBOSCIDEA

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

7.2.5 In Greek

proboscidea louisianica

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

proboscidea louisianica

Tarragon Mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

Proboscidea louisianica

słodkie pachnące nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

proboscidea louisianica

sweetscented marigold

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Pedaliaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Proboscidea

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

550

1 27800

Properties of Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold

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

Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold Physical Information

Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Ram's Horn height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold are as follows:

Ram's Horn flower color: White, Orange, Lavender and Plum
Ram's Horn leaf color: Green
Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold

Care of Ram's Horn and Sweetscented Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ram's Horn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. In summer Ram's Horn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetscented Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.