1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Herbs
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
Not Available
1.4 Types
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
Topeka Purple Coneflower, Pale Purple Coneflower
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands
open Woodlands, Roadsides
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm40.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
50.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Yellow, Gold, Chocolate
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Chocolate, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Requires regular 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
Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Shade, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Beetles, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
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
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Versatility, Very little waste
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
Cold, Ear ache, Eczema, Eye Problems, Headache, Migraines, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Tagetes lucida
RUDBECKIA 'Tigereye'
7.2 Common Name
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
Coneflower, TigerEye Black-eyed Susan, TigerEye Coneflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
sweetscented marigold
coneflower
7.2.2 In German
süß duftend Ringelblume
Sonnenhut
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
equinácea
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
coneflower
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tarragon Mexicano
Coneflower
7.2.7 In Polish
słodkie pachnące nagietka
jeżówka
7.2.8 In Latin
sweetscented marigold
coneflower
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Echinodermata
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Heliantheae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species