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What is

Life Span

Biennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Tagetes lemmonii

Number of Varieties

350
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-108-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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
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

Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spinach Type
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Part sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
TAGETES lucida

Common Name

Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

In Hindi

चुकंदर
मैक्सिकन गेंदा

In German

Rübe
mexikanische Ringelblume

In French

betterave
Tagetes lucida

In Spanish

remolacha
caléndula mexicano

In Greek

παντζάρι
μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

In Portuguese

beterraba
Tagetes lucida

In Polish

buraczany
meksykański nagietka

In Latin

cui pendens sicula beta
Mexicanus caltha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida

Order

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Asterales

Family

Chenopodiaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Beta
Tagetes

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Tageteae

Subfamily

-
Asteroideae

Number of Species

2856
1 27800
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Difference Between Beet and Mexican Marigold

If you are confused whether Beet or Mexican Marigold are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Beet and Mexican Marigold Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Beet are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Mexican Marigold fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Beet and Mexican Marigold if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Beet and Mexican Marigold

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Beet and Mexican Marigold. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Beet and Mexican Marigold as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Beet is Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure and Inflammation whereas of Mexican Marigold is Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation and Wounds. Beet has beauty benefits as follows: while Mexican Marigold has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Beet vs Mexican Marigold

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Beet vs Mexican Marigold and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Beet are breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing whereas of Mexican Marigold have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Beet has no showy fruits and Mexican Marigold has no showy fruits. Also Beet is not flowering and Mexican Marigold is not flowering . You can compare Beet and Mexican Marigold facts and facts of other plants too.