Wild Tomato

Pot Marigold

About Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold

Wild Tomato

Pot Marigold

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

South America

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Solanum pimpinellifolium

Kablouna Gold, Fiesta Gitana, Art Shades

Number of Varieties

2030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-133-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

6 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, H1, 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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.60 cm80.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

60.00 cm91.44 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Orange, Bronze, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Olive, Orange Red

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oblong-lanceolate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Early Autumn, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Tiny fruits

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Drought Tolerant

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Beetles, Butterflies, Flying insects

Allergy

Rash

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, Skin rash, Swelling

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems, used as a dye

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Vitamin C

Curing mumps and measles, Cuts, Reduces toothache, Surgical wounds, Throat infection, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used As Food

Cosmetics, Sometimes used for making wine, Used as an insecticide, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in salads

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Groundcover, Showy Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LYCOPERSICON peruvianum

CALENDULA officinalis

Common Name

Wild Tomato

Pot Marigold

In Hindi

Wild Tomato

Pot Marigold

In German

Tomaten (Sektion)

Ringelblume

In French

Lycopersicon

pot Marigold

In Spanish

Solanum subsect. Lycopersicon

Caléndula

In Greek

Wild Tomato

καλέντουλα

In Portuguese

Wild Tomato

pot Marigold

In Polish

Pomidor

Pot Marigold

In Latin

Wild Tomato

Zinnia Pot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Asterales

Family

Solanaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Solanum

Calendula

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Solaneae

‎Calenduleae

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Asteroideae

Number of Species

1320

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold

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

Compare Tender Perennial

Wild Tomato and Marvel of Peru

Wild Tomato and Saba Banana

Wild Tomato and Pink Banana

Season and Care of Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold

Season and care of Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold is important to know. While considering everything about Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wild Tomato season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Pot Marigold season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Wild Tomato is Loam, Sand and for Pot Marigold is Well drained while the PH of soil for Wild Tomato is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Pot Marigold is Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral.

Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold Physical Information

Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Tomato height is 40.60 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Pot Marigold height is 80.00 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold are as follows:

Wild Tomato flower color: Yellow
Wild Tomato leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Pot Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Bronze and Ivory
Pot Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold

Care of Wild Tomato and Pot Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Tomato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pot Marigold pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wild Tomato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pot Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.