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Tagetes elongata
Also called Aztec Marigold, French Marigold, Saffron Marigold, American Marigold, Big Marigold, Marigold, Mexican Marigold
Tagetes elongata is a Latin American annual marigold from Mexico, growing up to about 60 cm tall with yellow flower heads. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and is grown from seed each year.
Tagetes elongata is a Latin American species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in central and southern Mexico from San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas south to Chiapas.
Tagetes elongata is an annual herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 9-17 toothed leaflets. The plant produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays, yellow, each head containing ray florets surrounding disc florets.
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