Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Tagetes lemmonii
-
Number of Varieties
501
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-113-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
11-1
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
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brownish Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
bees
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Flies
Allergy
-
allergic reaction, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
Insect Bites, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Root
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
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Sometimes
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TAGETES lucida
SAURURUS cernuus
Common Name
Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold
Lizard's Tail
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन गेंदा
Saururus cernuus
In German
mexikanische Ringelblume
Saururus cernuus
In French
Tagetes lucida
Saururus cernuus
In Spanish
caléndula mexicano
cernuus Saururus
In Greek
μεξικάνικο κατιφέ
Saururus cernuus
In Portuguese
Tagetes lucida
Saururus cernuus
In Polish
meksykański nagietka
Saururus cernuus
In Latin
Mexicanus caltha
Saururi cernuus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Piperales
Family
Asteraceae
Saururaceae
Genus
Tagetes
Saururus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Tageteae
-
Subfamily
Asteroideae
-
Number of Species
561
1
27800
👆🏻