BOTANICAL NAME

TAGETES SPECIES

PRONUNCIATION

TA - je - teez

COMMON NAME

African Marigold

FAMILY

Compositae

Life Cycle

Annual

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)

VEINS

Pinnate

COMPOSITION

Pinnately compound

FLOWER

Spring to frostYellow, orange, white

FRUIT

Clusters of seedsSeed in flower head

Enviornment

Sun

USE

Bedding plant

DESCRIPTIONHighly aromaticsp. ERECTA - African small

sp. PATULA - French

CULTURAL PRACTICESPropagate by seed

PROBLEMS

Powdery mildew

ZONES

Annual

NATIVE OF:

Mexico