Tagetes lucida
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Tagetes lucida, Winter Tarragon, Sweet Mace
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Small clusters of golden flowers. Narrow, lance shaped, strongly aniseed scent and flavour, mid green toothed leaves. This herb, in cool climates, dies back in early spring, reappearing in early summer. Culinary; great substitute for French Tarragon.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H3 (1 to -5C)
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: up to 80cm
• Spread: 45cm
Winter Tarragon 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: Light Loam
• pH: Slightly acid – Neutral pH
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Golden
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings & Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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