Tagetes patula

Tagetes patula subsp. var.	French marigold
	Habit: [[Category:]] Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 8in20in 6in12in Height: ⇕ 8 in to 20 in Width: ⇔ 6 in to 12 in Lifespan: ⌛ annual Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer	Exposure: ☼ sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °F USDA Zones: 11 to 12 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
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[hide]Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tagetes patula, Linn. French Marigold. Fig. 3766. A hardy annual, usually about 1 ft. high and much branched from near the base, forming a compact, bushy plant: lvs. darker green than in T. erecta, pinnately divided; lobes linear-lanceolate, serrate: fls. smaller than in T. erecta and borne on proportionately longer peduncles. Mex. B.M. 150; 3830 (as T. corymbosa).—Both the single and double forms are grown. The species is very variable as to the color-markings of the fls. which range from almost pure yellow to nearly pure red. A dwarf variety, nana, Hort., is known. Gn. 63, p. 24; 73, p. 127. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Tagetes patula {{{latin_name}}}	French Marigold
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ ?m (6-18 in) Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ annualsn Origin: ✈ ? Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ full sunsn Water: ◍ moderatesn Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: All zones Sunset Zones: All zonessn
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