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Botanical Name:

Tagetes patula

Tagetes patula
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Common Name:

French Marigold; Dwarf Marigold

Family Name:

ASTERACEAE

Genus:

Tagetes

species

patula

Name Derivation

G: Tages- an Etruscan God; S: Lat. spreading

Growth Habit:

Annual

Dimensions:

20 - 50 cm height

Flower:

Small, single crested anemone (carnation shape). Scented. Mainly yellow, orange, red-brown

Climate:

n/a

Fruit:

Cypsela

Propagation:

Seed

Horticulture Use:

Beds, borders, mass plantings, edgings, containers. Cut flower use. Colourful and long flowering period.

Culture & Maintenance:

Plant seedlings half their final height apart. Full sun. Average soil.

Foliage:

Opposite toothed leaflets, strong smelling

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