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Tagetes tenuifolia
Also called Slender Leaf Marigold, Striped Mexican Marigold, Petite Marigold
Signet marigold is a bushy annual herb with finely divided, lemon-scented foliage and many small bright yellow flowers, widely grown in gardens and for edible use. It thrives in sunny, well-drained spots and blooms through summer into autumn.
Tagetes tenuifolia, the signet marigold, golden marigold or lemon marigold, is a North American species of the wild marigold in the family Asteraceae.
The species is widespread across most of Mexico as well as Central America, Colombia, and Peru.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tagetes tenuifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
