1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
Caribbean
1.4 Types
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands
Islands, subtropical regions
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
H1, H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
50.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Yellow, Red, Salmon
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Allow to dry out slightly between 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Insects
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, 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
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
Purgative, Syphilis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Latex
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Flower borders
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Tagetes lucida
EUPHORBIA punicea
7.2 Common Name
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
Jamaican poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Vegetable-leather, Flame-of-Jamaica, Scarlet-flowered spurge, Crimson Euphorbia, West Indian spurge
7.2.1 In Hindi
sweetscented marigold
Jamaican poinsettia
7.2.2 In German
süß duftend Ringelblume
Jamaican poinsettia
7.2.3 In French
Yauhtli
Euphorbe cramoise
7.2.4 In Spanish
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
Poinsetia de Jamaica, Flor de pascua del caribe
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
Jamaican poinsettia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tarragon Mexicano
Jamaican poinsettia
7.2.7 In Polish
słodkie pachnące nagietka
Jamaican poinsettia
7.2.8 In Latin
sweetscented marigold
Jamaican poinsettia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Euphorbieae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species