Tagetes lucida

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Width:	⇔	16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 32 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 32.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers, fragrance, edible
USDA Zones:		9 to 11
Sunset Zones:		8-10, 12-24, 26-29
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Tagetes lucida (commonly called Pericón, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, Spanish tarragon, or Texas tarragon) is a half-hardy sub-shrub native to Mexico and Central America. It is eaten as an herb and is commonly used as a substitute for tarragon. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of anise. In late summer or early fall, the plant bears large clusters of small yellow flowers^wp.

Unimpressive flowers, under 1/2 inch wide^sn.

Read about Tagetes lucida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tagetes lucida, Cav. Sweet-scented Marigold. A tender perennial plant, entirely distinct from the foregoing annuals in the sessile, lanceolate lvs. and small, usually 2-3-rayed fls. in dense, terminal corymbs. The fls. have a much more agreeable odor than the other species cult. Mex.—Sometimes used as a substitute for tarragon, which see. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Perennial often grown as annual^sn.

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