ON THIS PLANT
Tagetes tenuifolia, the signet marigold, golden marigold or lemon marigold, is a species of the wild marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across most of Mexico as well as Central America, Colombia, and Peru.Tagetes tenuifolia is an annual herb sometimes reaching as much as 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are less than 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) long, deeply divided into many small parts. The plant produces many small bright yellow flower heads in a flat-topped array, each head with five ray florets and 7–9 disc florets.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Perennial, Biennial
- Genus
- Tagetes
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-11
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Gold, Orange
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Fall
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Slender-leaf marigold en Signet marigold en Striped Mexican marigold en ꯇꯖꯦꯇꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯅꯨꯢꯐꯣꯂꯤꯌꯥ en Petite marigold en Marigold en Golden Marigold
