General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 24-30 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Malodorous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Malodorous
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 65 F or more
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Aztec Marigold
  • African Marigold
  • Mexican Marigold

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Date: 2018-08-01

Date: 2014-06-09
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-07-12

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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