SPECIMEN / ASTERACEAE
Tagetes lucida
Origin to be documented
Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America. It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb. The leaves have a tarragon-like scent, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute. Common names include sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, sweet mace, Texas tarragon, pericón, yerbaniz, and hierbanís.
Description by Wikipedia contributors — Tagetes lucida · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source revision · Reuse terms
Text edited for length; the linked article remains the reference. This description stays under CC BY-SA 4.0, so it may be shared on the same terms.
- Botanical family
- Asteraceae
- Climate
- Germination
- —
- Temperature
- —
€4.50
10 SEEDS / PACKETPREVIEW COLLECTION · SAMPLE PRICING