Tagetes patula

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French marigold
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Species:
T. patula
Binomial name
Tagetes patula
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Tagetes corymbosa Sweet
  • Tagetes lunulata Ortega
  • Tagetes remotiflora Kunze
  • Tagetes signata Bartling
  • Tagetes tenuifolia
    Millsp.
MHNT

Tagetes patula, the French marigold,

bedding plant
, with thousands of different cultivars in brilliant shades of yellow and orange.

Some authorities regard Tagetes patula as a synonym of Tagetes erecta, the Mexican marigold.[6]

Name

The Latin specific epithet patula means “with a spreading habit”.[7]

Description

Tagetes patula is an

insects. The leaves of all species of marigold include oil glands. The oils are pungent.[8] It can grow in both sandy and clay soils provided they have good drainage. It requires full sun to partial shade.[9]

French marigold Tagetes patula, possibly a hybrid cultivar. Ukraine

Cultivation

This plant is valued for its velvet-textured, brightly coloured blooms in shades of yellow, orange and brown in summer. It is shorter, and has a more spreading habit, than its relative the Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta). It is therefore more suitable as an edging plant in the open border.[10]

Moreau et al 2006 attempted to protect

Armoracia rusticana.)[11][12]

Tagetes patula is frost intolerant, given a Royal Horticultural Society hardiness rating of H2, capable of surviving temperatures of 1–5 °C (34–41 °F) but killed by freezing temperatures.[13] They are grown by gardeners in moderately fertile, but well-drained soil in full sun with evenly moist conditions.[14]

Cultivars

Hundreds of cultivars have been developed, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[15]

  • 'Bonanza Flame'[16]
  • Bonanza Series[17]
  • 'Dainty Marietta'[18]
  • 'Disco Orange'[19]
  • 'Disco Yellow'[20]
  • 'Fireball'[21]
  • 'Hero Orange'[22]
  • 'Honeycomb'[23]
  • 'Queen Sophia'[24]
  • 'Safari Mixture'[25]
  • 'Safari Scarlet'[26]
  • 'Safari Tangerine'[27]
  • 'Tiger Eyes'[28]
  • 'Yellow Jacket'[29]
  • 'Zenith Golden Yellow'[30]
  • 'Zenith Lemon Yellow'[31]
  • 'Zenith Yellow'[32]

Other uses

Medicinal

Medicinally, many cultures use infusions from dried leaves or florets.

bedbugs.[33]

The essential oil is being investigated for antifungal activity, including treatment of candidiasis[34] and treating fungal infections in plants.[35][36]

Culinary

The dried and ground flower petals constitute a popular spice in the

cloves. It is also an essential ingredient in the spice mixture khmeli suneli, which is to Georgian cookery what garam masala is to the cookery of North India - with which Georgia shares elements of the Mughlai cuisine.[37]

Colouring

Tagetes patula florets are grown and harvested annually to add to poultry feed to help give the yolks a golden color. The florets can also be used to color human foods.[8] A golden yellow dye is used to color animal-based textiles (wool, silk) without a mordant, but a mordant is needed for cotton and synthetic textiles.[8]

Fragrance

The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its

perfumery. It is blended with sandalwood oil
to produce 'attar genda' perfume. About 35 kg (77 lb) of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of the plant yielding 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of flowers and 25,000 kg (55,000 lb) of herbage.

Gallery

  • French Marigold—October Birthday Flower—Tagetes patula
    French Marigold—October Birthday Flower—Tagetes patula
  • Marigold flower
    Marigold flower
  • Moth on flower
    Moth on flower
  • Bunch of flowers
    Bunch of flowers
  • On a plant pot
    On a plant pot
  • Emerging flower
    Emerging flower
  • Sprouting germ
    Sprouting germ
  • Sprouting shoots
    Sprouting shoots
  • Flowerbed
    Flowerbed

References

  1. ^ "Tagetes patula". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  2. ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. "PLANTS Database". Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tagetes patula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1913. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, North American Flora 34: 154-155
  6. ^ "Tagetes patula". The Plant List. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. ISBN 978-1845337315
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  8. ^ a b c d Soule, J. A. 1993. "The Biosystematics of Tagetes" Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas
  9. ^ "Tagetes patula (French Marigold) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  10. ISBN 9781405332965
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  11. S2CID 85314072
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  12. S2CID 207102508
    .
  13. ^ "Tagetes patula - French marigold". RHS Gardening. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  14. ^ MBG. "Tagetes patula". Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  15. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 100. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Tagetes patula 'Bonanza Flame' (Bonanza Series)". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Tagetes patula Bonanza Series". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  18. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Dainty Marietta'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Disco Orange'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Disco Yellow'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Tagetes patula 'Fireball'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  22. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Hero Orange'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  23. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Honeycomb'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  24. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Queen Sophia'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  25. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Safari Mixture'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  26. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Safari Scarlet'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  27. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Safari Tangerine'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  28. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Tiger Eyes'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  29. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Tagetes patula 'Yellow Jacket'". Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Tagetes 'Zenith Golden Yellow' (Zenith Series)". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  31. ^ "Tagetes 'Zenith Lemon Yellow' (Zenith Series)". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  32. ^ "Tagetes patula 'Zenith Yellow' (Zenith Series)". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  33. S2CID 24672255
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  34. S2CID 19565277
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  35. PMID 15462529
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  36. S2CID 34734081
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  37. ^ Goldstein D. 1993 "The Georgian Feast" HarperCollins
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