Sweetscented Marigold

Sacred Lotus

About Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus

Sweetscented Marigold

Sacred Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Southern Asia

1.4 Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

50100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-3

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Orbicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, In Water, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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

Cut away fading foliage

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Caterpillars

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

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

Beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Constipation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

NELUMBO nucifera

7.2 Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

पवित्र कमल

7.2.2 In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

Heiliges Lotus

7.2.3 In French

Yauhtli

Lotus Sacré

7.2.4 In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

loto sagrado

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

ιερή Lotus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

Lotus sagrado

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

Sacred Lotus

7.2.8 In Latin

sweetscented marigold

sacra Lotus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

Abelia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nelumbonaceae

8.10 Number of Species

50NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus

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

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus

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

Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus Physical Information

Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Sacred Lotus height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus are as follows:

Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green
Sacred Lotus flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose and Coral
Sacred Lotus leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sacred Lotus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning and Sacred Lotus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage. In summer Sweetscented Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sacred Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.