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created by Siegrid at 21.05.2023

Features

Growth habit

half-high

Color

Yellow

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

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D

Description

Tagetes, marigold, velvet flower, Turkish carnation or death flower, belongs to the Asteraceae family. There are around 60 species. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, dye, spice, green manure and remedy and feels at home in flower beds and balcony boxes. Tagetes- strongly scented, are annual to perennial, herbaceous plants, rarely semi-shrubs or shrubs. They grow between 10 and rarely up to 200 cm tall. They flower in white to lemon yellow to brown-red. In mixed cultivation, Tagetes is used as a helper plant due to its strong odor. It is used to combat soil fatigue caused by nematodes and serves as slug bait to protect neighboring plants from slug damage. Insect friendly.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Sensitive to frost, therefore only cultivated here as an annual. Wind and rain resistant. Consistent moisture. Pre-cultivation from February at 20°C, but direct sowing from the end of April is also possible. Light germinator. Cut off withered flowers regularly. Propagate by seed. Wear gloves when cutting Tagetes. Some people are sensitive to the sap. Compatible with all vegetable plants. Tagetes contain nematodes, keep mice away and repel cabbage pests, viruses and whiteflies.