1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands
subtropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.2 Minimum Width
50.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Pink, Peach
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.3 Growing Conditions
2.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.4.1 Growth Rate
3.1.2 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.1.3 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.1.4 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.1.5 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.1.6 Repeat Bloomer
3.2 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-20-20 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Abutilon mosaic virus, Aphids, Beetles, Scale
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, small hedge, Used as an interior landscaping species
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Flower borders
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Tagetes lucida
ABUTILON 'Savitzii'
7.2 Common Name
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple
7.2.1 In Hindi
sweetscented marigold
flowering maple
7.2.2 In German
süß duftend Ringelblume
Schönmalve
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
arce de floración
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
ανθοφορία σφενδάμου
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tarragon Mexicano
de bordo florescimento
7.2.7 In Polish
słodkie pachnące nagietka
klon kwitnienia
7.2.8 In Latin
sweetscented marigold
Abutilon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species