Tagetes patula
| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | annual |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Water: | ◍ | moderate |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, fragrance |
| USDA Zones: | 1 to 12 | |
| Sunset Zones: | all zones | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
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The French marigold (Tagetes patula) is a species in the daisy family (Asteraceae).
The flower is an annual, growing to 0.5 m by 0.3 m. It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen in September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (having both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects. They are noted for attracting wildlife. The leaves of the marigold are coated with oily glands that produce a pungent scent.
Used mainly as an edging plant on herbaceous borders, it is a low growing plant with flowers of blended red and yellow in most varieties.
Read about Tagetes patula in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Tagetes patula, Linn. French Marigold. A hardy annual, usually about 1 ft. high and much branched from near the base, forming a compact, bushy plant: lvs. darker green than in T. erecta, pinnately divided; lobes linear-lanceolate, serrate: fls. smaller than in T. erecta and borne on proportionately longer peduncles. Mex.—Both the single and double forms are grown. The species is very variable as to the color-markings of the fls. which range from almost pure yellow to nearly pure red. A dwarf variety, nana, Hort., is known.
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