BOTANICAL NAME
TAGETES SPECIES
PRONUNCIATION
TA - je - teez
COMMON NAME
African Marigold
Growth Habit
Bedding PlantShrub-like
Height and Width
Ranges in sizes from 6” round to 3 feet tall and wide
ARRANGEMENT
Opposite
Leaf Shape and Size
EllipticalLength 3” - 6” Width 2” - 4”
MARGIN
Serrated (toothed)
COMPOSITION
Pinnately compound
FLOWER
Spring to frostYellow, orange, white
FRUIT
Clusters of seedsSeed in flower head
USE
Bedding plant
DESCRIPTIONHighly aromaticsp. ERECTA - African small
sp. PATULA - French
CULTURAL PRACTICESPropagate by seed
PROBLEMS
Powdery mildew
NATIVE OF:
Mexico