Tagetes tenuifolia

Name: Tagete tenuifolia
Common Name signet marigold				Family Asteraceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover         x    Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit upright	Hard. Zone		Mature Size .4m spread by .3m tall					x
Leaf: pinnate, with narrowly lance shaped, toothed leaflets					Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: may single flowerheads with yellow or orange florets						Infl. cyme like
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.     ( May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High x    Low		Soil Rich x    Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: bedding, edging,containers, cut flowers		Limitations: gray mold, leaf spot, root rot, leaf miners, spider mites					Other Features:  aromatic good groundcover for vegetable garden