Sweetscented Marigold

Dame's Rocket

About Sweetscented Marigold and Dame's Rocket

Sweetscented Marigold

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Herbs

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

504

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Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 1

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Flower borders

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Yauhtli

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

Rocket Dame

In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

Rocket Dame

In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Brassicales

Family

Asteraceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Tagetes

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

5050

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Dame's Rocket

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

Sweetscented Marigold and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

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

Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Dame's Rocket

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.