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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{{SSN}}. {{Inc| 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. }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> Perennial often grown as annual{{SSN}}. ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Cultivars== ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 --> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} __NOTOC__
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