Sweetscented Marigold

Brunfelsia americana

About Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana

Sweetscented Marigold

Brunfelsia americana

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Caribbean

1.4 Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

50NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-9

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm970.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

White, Light Yellow, Tan, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark 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

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Average Water Needs

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

Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dizziness, Nausea, Swollen Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Arthritis, Snakebite, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Bark, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Flower borders

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2 Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.1 In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.2 In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.3 In French

Yauhtli

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.4 In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.8 In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Hedysarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

Capparis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

50675

1 27800

Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana

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

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana

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

Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana Physical Information

Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Brunfelsia americana height is 970.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana are as follows:

Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green
Brunfelsia americana flower color: White, Light Yellow, Tan and Ivory
Brunfelsia americana leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Brunfelsia americana

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