Tagetes erecta

Read about Tagetes erecta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tagetes erecta, Linn. African Marigold. Fig. 3767. A hardy annual growing about 2 ft. high, erect, branched: lvs. pinnately divided, segms. lanceolate-serrate: fls. 2-4 times as large as in T. patula and of one solid color, the typical color, according to DeCandolle, being a lemon-yellow. Mex.—The rays are sometimes rather 2-lipped and in one of the garden forms they are quilled. The color ranges from a light sulfur-yellow to a deep orange, many of the light yellow shades being rare amongst fl. colors. This is the common marigold of old gardens in Amer. Foliage very strong-scented. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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