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Mexican Marigold Plant
$9.00
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(Tagetes lemmonii) - Certified Organic Plants - Grown at Greenpatch Organic Seeds
Mexican Marigold is a hardy perennial that is drought and cold tolerant once established. It is also know as Mountain Marigold or Passion Fruit Marigold due to it's scent of ripe passionfruit. It originates from Arizona through to Mexico typically in mountainous regions up to 2300m elevation. It grows well in our temperate climate here on NSW Mid North Coast, flowers most of the year with heavy flushes from Autumn to Spring and handles minor frost.
Growing up to 1.5m tall and 1.2m wide.
A good permanent companion plant in the vegetable garden or as an ornamental small shrub.
Sold in a 100mm tube pot.