Sweetscented Marigold

Mexican Marigold

About Sweetscented Marigold and Mexican Marigold

Sweetscented Marigold

Mexican Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Mexico, Central America, South America

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

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Requires regular 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

Alkaline, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Part 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

Red blotch

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

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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

Coarse

Fine

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Flower borders

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

TAGETES lucida

7.2 Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

7.2.2 In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

mexikanische Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Yauhtli

Tagetes lucida

7.2.4 In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

caléndula mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

Tagetes lucida

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

meksykański nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Mexicanus caltha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Tageteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

50NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Mexican Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Mexican Marigold

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

Sweetscented Marigold and Mexican Marigold Physical Information

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

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

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Mexican Marigold

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