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Tagetes triradiata

Tagetes triradiata
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0

Tagetes triradiata is a small, hairless annual marigold from central Mexico, growing up to about 50 cm tall with clusters of tiny bright yellow flowers. It is grown like other marigolds: give it full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the top few centimetres of soil feel dry, avoiding soggy soil.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil or average potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; frost-tender, protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Tagetes triradiata is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Mexico (Puebla, Morelos, México State, D.F., Veracruz).

Tagetes triradiata is an hairless annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 15-21 leaflets. One plant produces numerous small flower heads in a flat-topped array, each containing 3 bright yellow ray florets surrounding several yellow disc florets.

Other Tagetes plants

Tagetes argentina · Tagetes campanulata · African Marigold · Tagetes epapposa · Aztec marigold · Irish lace marigold · Tagetes foetidissima · Tagetes hartwegii · Tagetes iltisiana · Tagetes lacera · Tagetes laxa · Lemmon's marigold

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tagetes triradiata 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.

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