Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Epiphyte
Origin
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Mexico, Central America
Types
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
-
Number of Varieties
5030
0
40000
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Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1110-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
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
H2, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Late Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water when soil is dry
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Well drained
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Asthma, Eye irritation, Red eyes, Runny nose, Throat itching, Watery eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edging, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
TAGETES 'Cottage Red'
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Marigold
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
गेंदा
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Ringelblume
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Souci
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Caléndula
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
κατιφές
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Malmequer
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Nogietek
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Caltha
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Asparagales
Family
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tagetes
Lycaste
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
5031
1
27800
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