Tagetes erecta orange,Marigold African Orange
Original price
Rs. 99.00
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Original price
Rs. 99.00
Original price
Rs. 99.00
Rs. 99.00
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Rs. 99.00
Current price
Rs. 99.00
- Common name:
- Marigold African Orange
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Zendu, Hindi - Genda, Bengali - Genda, Gujarati - Guliharo, Kannada - Seemeshamantige, Malayalam - Chendumalli, Punjabi - Tangla, Sanskrit - Sandu, Tamil - Tulukka Samandi, Telugu - Bantichettu, Urdu - Genda
- Category:
- Flowering Pot Plants, Groundcovers, Medicinal Plants, Shrubs
- Family:
- Compositae or Sunflower family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Orange
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading, Upright or Erect
- Estimated Life Span:
- Less than 6 months
- Special Character:
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- Fragrant flowers or leaves
- Auspicious or Feng Shui plant
- Good for Cut flowers
- Plant for puja or prayer flower or leaves
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Attracts bees
- Animals will not eat
- Suitable for road median planting
- Salt or salinity tolerant
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
- Plant Description:
- - The marigold that is used in all pujas in India is actually a native of Mexico.
- Flowers are found in two basic shades of yellow and orange. These exists a dull white one too - but it is grown only as a novelty.
- Leaves are feathery, toothed, divided and fragrant.
- The African marigold has larger flowers than the French. The number of flowers in the french type are more.
- Flower heads are large and can be anywhere from 3 to 5 inches across.
- Branching plant are 1 to 6 feet high depending on the variety. - Growing tips:
- - Full sun to semi shade. Plants are much more compact and bloom much more in full sunlight.
- Plant in well fertilized soil.
- Give regular water during hot and dry weather.
- Plants should be planted at 30 x 30 cms for dwarf varieties and upto 100 x 100 cms for tall bushy ones.
- If the preperation is good the bloom will last for many months.
- Potted plants have become quite popular. Instead of getting flowers everyday for long festivals like Ganesh or Diwali or Durga Puja - or a marriage in the family - people prefer to grow or get marigolds in pots. These can be placed all over the house - to make the sorroundings colorful and festive.