Tagetes nelsonii

Also Known As

Tagetes nelsarii
Citrus Scented Marigold

Plant type

perennial, annual / biennial

size

H: 36"-48"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

9a-11

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Tagetes nelsonii plant details

Tagetes nelsonii is a broadleaf semi-evergreen annual / biennial or perennial with blue, gold, green and variegated foliage. In fall and summer bronze, orange and yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Tagetes nelsonii

Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen blue, gold, green and variegated
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 36 IN - 48 IN - tall
Flowers: bronze, orange and yellow blooms in fall and summer
Uses: cascading, container plant, fragrant foliage, rare, rock garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Tagetes nelsonii

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A shrub similar to Tagetes lemmonii but not as finely textured. Luminous orange flowers form in late fall in dense heads. Emits a pungent fragrance even from a distance, not for the fainthearted. Full sun with regular water. Hardy to 25 °F. Mexico.

By: Native Sons

A very rare 'tenderennial' with finely dissected, variegated, AROMATIC foliage! The variegation deepens as the season progresses. This well mannered rambler likes to sprawl into neighboring plantings, or will spill from a container or over a wall. No flowers yet, but this is a new plant for us…full sun, well drained soil. Summer annual or easily overwintered in a freeze free location.