1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Chile, Southeast Asia
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountain forests, subtropical regions, Terrestrial
Roadsides, wastelands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm50.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Dark Blue
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-5, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, No serious insect or disease problems, Red spider mite
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Bugs, Insects, Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Flowers, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bonsai, Container, Hanging Basket, Landscape
Flower borders
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Begonia masoniana
Tagetes lucida
7.2 Common Name
Angel's Wings, Butterfly Flower, Poor Man's Orchid
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
7.2.1 In Hindi
iron cross begonia
sweetscented marigold
7.2.2 In German
Eisenkreuz Begonie
süß duftend Ringelblume
7.2.3 In French
croix de fer bégonia
Yauhtli
7.2.4 In Spanish
el hierro cruzado begonia
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
7.2.5 In Greek
σταυρό μπιγκόνια σιδήρου
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
7.2.6 In Portuguese
begônia cruz de ferro
Tarragon Mexicano
7.2.7 In Polish
Iron Cross begonia
słodkie pachnące nagietka
7.2.8 In Latin
ferrum crucem Begonia
sweetscented marigold
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species