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.Scientific name: Tagetes Patula

.Popular Names: Dwarf Tagetes, Marigold, French carnation, Student Flower

.Family: Asteraceae

.Category: annual flowers

.Climate: continental, equatorial, mediterranean, oceanic, subtropical, seasoned, tropical

.Origin: North America

.Height: 0.1 to 0.3 meters

.Luminosity: Full Sun

.Life Cycle: Annual

 

Found in the colors: yellow, orange, reddish orange, Marigold are plants with a special sense. Its leaves have a characteristic aroma and the planting with other more delicate plants are used because they have the fame to keep pests at a distance.

 

Native from Mexico, is plentiful in the summer. In landscaping it is used in groups, forming massive in large lawn spaces; in borders along paths but also develops well in pots and gardeners.

 

This flower needs full sun to grown, in soil composed of garden land and vegetable earth, with regular watering. It's tolerant to the cold and multiply by seeds.

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