Red Cardinal

Sweetscented Marigold

About Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold

Red Cardinal

Sweetscented Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-7

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 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

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90.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

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

Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Flower borders

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

Tagetes lucida

7.2 Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Cardinal

sweetscented marigold

7.2.2 In German

Red Cardinal

süß duftend Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Cardinal rouge

Yauhtli

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cárdenas

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Tarragon Mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Cardinal

słodkie pachnące nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

sweetscented marigold

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Erythrina

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Phaseoleae

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8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold

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

Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold Physical Information

Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold

Care of Red Cardinal and Sweetscented Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal 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 Red Cardinal 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.