Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Tagetes lemmonii
Family: (Asteraceae)
TP to 5′. Mexican Marigold. Arizona and Northern Mexico. The finely divided, olive-green leaves of this very tall and unusual Marigold emit the classic Marigold scent tinged with lemon and mint. Orange-yellow, daisy-like flowers are up to 1-½ inches wide and have a slightly darker disc in the centre. In its native habitat it grows as an evergreen shrub in lean, dry soils. As a container plant at Stonecrop, it does well in full sun or partial shade. Blooms mid-spring to early summer with sporadic flowers again in autumn. Well-drained soil. 3 & T2.
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