Tagetes erecta

TAGETES erecta
Marigold, African Marigold

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Type:
Annual

Height: 1-2' (30-60cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Yellow, orange

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Asterales (Daisy Order)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)

Genus: Tagetes (Marigold)

Species: erecta (upright)

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Tagetes erecta is a popular plant for summer bedding schemes, particularly by local authorities. It is a tough plant, growing to a height of a foot or two, depending on the variety, with a neat bushy habit. In summer, it produces large rounded tight layered flowerheads in shades of yellows and oranges. Its main drawback is its rather strong smell, which many people find unpleasant.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
There is no seedpod. The seeds are held together in a dense upright bundle, which often splits at the sides.

Seed
The seeds are long, thin, black woody sticks with a straw-coloured end. There are many seeds on a seedhead.

Seedling
The seedleaves are long and thin, and the first true leaves are deeply lobed.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 9 days.

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	Seed Pod There is no seedpod. The seeds are held together in a dense upright bundle, which often splits at the sides.
	Seed The seeds are long, thin, black woody sticks with a straw-coloured end. There are many seeds on a seedhead.
	Seedling The seedleaves are long and thin, and the first true leaves are deeply lobed.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 9 days.