Sweetscented Marigold

Melampodium

About Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium

Sweetscented Marigold

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Perennials

Number of Varieties

5040

0 40000

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Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-112-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12 - 6

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, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

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

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

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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

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration 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

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

Melampodium

In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

Melmpodiam

In French

Yauhtli

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

Melmpodiam

In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

Melmpodiam

In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

Melmpodiam

In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Tagetes

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

5039

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium

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

Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium Physical Information

Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium are as follows:

Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Melampodium

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