Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Mexico, Central America
Types
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
Number of Varieties
3050
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Woods
Roadsides, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
76.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Flower borders
Botanical Name
Paeonia lactiflora
Tagetes lucida
Common Name
Herbaceous Peony
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
In Hindi
Herbaceous peony
sweetscented marigold
In German
Krautige Pfingstrose
süß duftend Ringelblume
In French
pivoines herbacées
Yauhtli
In Spanish
peonía herbáceas
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
In Greek
ποώδη παιωνία
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
In Portuguese
peônia herbáceas
Tarragon Mexicano
In Polish
piwonii zielnych
słodkie pachnące nagietka
In Latin
herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS
sweetscented marigold
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Asterales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Paeonia
Tagetes
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4050
1
27800
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