1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Part sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers
6.2.3 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
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TAGETES lucida
7.2 Common Name
Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold
7.2.1 In Hindi
मैक्सिकन गेंदा
7.2.2 In German
mexikanische Ringelblume
7.2.3 In French
Tagetes lucida
7.2.4 In Spanish
caléndula mexicano
7.2.5 In Greek
μεξικάνικο κατιφέ
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tagetes lucida
7.2.7 In Polish
meksykański nagietka
7.2.8 In Latin
Mexicanus caltha
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Tagetes
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Tageteae
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species