Tagetes lemmonii
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Tagetes lemmonii, Mountain Marigold
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Small single yellow flowers all year. Highly aromatic serrated mid green leaves. The whole plant is lemon scented. Good mosquito repellent.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H2 (1 to 5C)
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Height: 75cm
• Spread: 45cm
Mountain Marigold can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Chalk, Sand Loam
• pH: Acid – Alkaline, Neutral pH
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Yellow
• Flowering time:
• Uses: Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: N/A
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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