| Description | Mr. Majestic Marigold (Tagetes patula)is a compact Marigold with maroon stripes on the flowers, forming a pin-wheel effect. |
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| Pronunciation | (ta-GEE-tees) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | The flowers are single, golden-yellow, with mahogany-brown stripes, creating the pinwheel effect. There is variability in the flowers, some with wider stripes, some with parts of stripes, and some with few stripes. |
| Fruit | achenes with tails |
| Dimensions | 10 inches tall |
| Maintenance | dead heading, will reseed |
| Propagation | seeds with tails, easy to germinate |
| Misc Facts | The name Tagetes (tay-gee'teez) from the name of Tages a grandson of Jupiter. Their recorded history goes back to the era of the Aztecs. In the 1500's seeds of Marigold were brought to Spain. The plant traveled to France to Africa to India. By the time of the revolutionary war, Marigolds were re-introduced to America |
| Notes & Reference | #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of Marigold Mr Majestic. |
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