1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands
Temperate 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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm12.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
50.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Purple, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of 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
Spring, Fall
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
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Keep ground moist
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
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
no pruning required
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
Dry root rot, Pest Free
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Poisonous to grazing animals
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
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
anti rheumatic, cathartic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Flower borders
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Tagetes lucida
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
7.2 Common Name
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
7.2.1 In Hindi
sweetscented marigold
meadow saffron
7.2.2 In German
süß duftend Ringelblume
Herbstzeitlose
7.2.3 In French
Yauhtli
Colchique d'automne
7.2.4 In Spanish
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
Estado de conservación
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
meadow saffron
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tarragon Mexicano
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.7 In Polish
słodkie pachnące nagietka
Colchicum autumnale
7.2.8 In Latin
sweetscented marigold
autumnale
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species