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Mexican Marigold
Mexican Marigold

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

Tagetes lemmonii
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

5030
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-113-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1
8-1

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
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

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loamy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Neutral

Soil Type

Sandy
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Part sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Semi-Double

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Ants

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

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
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TAGETES lucida
Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold
Peony

In Hindi

मैक्सिकन गेंदा
Peony

In German

mexikanische Ringelblume
Pfingstrose

In French

Tagetes lucida
Pivoine

In Spanish

caléndula mexicano
Peonía

In Greek

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ
παιωνία

In Portuguese

Tagetes lucida
Peônia

In Polish

meksykański nagietka
Piwonia

In Latin

Mexicanus caltha
AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
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Family

Asteraceae
Paeoniaceae

Genus

Tagetes
Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Tageteae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

5630
1 27800
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Difference Between Mexican Marigold and Peony

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Importance of Mexican Marigold and Peony

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mexican Marigold and Peony. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mexican Marigold and Peony 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 Mexican Marigold is Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation and Wounds whereas of Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems. Mexican Marigold has beauty benefits as follows: while Peony has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mexican Marigold vs Peony

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