About Sweetscented Marigold

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Number of Varieties

Rank: 73 (Overall)

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Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

50.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Thorns

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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

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15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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 Indoor Plant

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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Flower borders

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

In French

Yauhtli

In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Tagetes

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetscented Marigold

Want to know the properties of Sweetscented Marigold? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Sweetscented Marigold is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Sweetscented Marigold Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach and Wounds

Part of plant used: Flowers and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Sweetscented Marigold Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sweetscented Marigold. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Sweetscented Marigold physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 50.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Toothed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweetscented Marigold

Taking Sweetscented Marigold Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Sweetscented Marigold include pruning, which should be done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Sweetscented Marigold

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sweetscented Marigold is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Sweetscented Marigold is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds. This plant's habitat is Roadsides and wastelands and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.