Mexican Mint Marigold - Central Texas Gardener
Perennial Mexican mint marigold is a great substitute for tarragon, which dislikes our hot, humid climate. A native of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico, Mexican mint marigold tolerates our heat and drought. Plant transplants after the last spring frost.
Growing Mexican Mint Marigold: Sowing, Plant Care, & Harvest
Learn to grow Mexican mint marigold from seed for edible leaves and flowers: sowing, germination, transplanting, light, soil, spacing, hardiness, harvesting.
Tagetes lucida - Wikipedia
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.
Mexican Mint Marigold - HCMGA
Mexican Mint Marigold is a compact perennial that looks similar to marigolds, but is often listed as a substitute for French tarragon. It is easy and provides great fall colored yellow flowers. The leaves have a fragrance similar to anise or licorice.
Mexican Mint Marigold - Mother Earth Gardener
2016年6月30日 · The Mexican Mint Marigold, aka Mexican tarragon, is an ancient herb. It is an easy-growing plant with many uses, including being used in tea, in chocolate, or as a savory seasoning.
Mexican Mint Marigold - Dave's Garden
2015年1月6日 · Mexican mint marigold makes an excellent substitute for this licorice flavored herb even though it is a little stronger than French tarragon and has more of an anise flavor. The pretty yellow flowers can be picked and used in fresh green salads.
Mexican Mint Marigold, A Texas Tough French Tarragon Substitute
2022年4月26日 · Mexican Mint Marigold produces an abundance of flavorful, tarragon-tasting, leaves that are delicious both fresh or dried. This Texas Smartscape superstar plant pulls double and triple duty by also looking gorgeous in the landscape AND luring in the pollinators with its golden-yellow flowers.
Tagetes lucida (Mexican Marigold, Mexican Mint Marigold, Mexican …
Tagetes lucida, or Mexican Tarragon, is native to the hill sides and woodlands in Mexico and South America where it is a perennial. In zones colder than 8 it is grown as an annual. It has cheerful yellow composite flowers that appear in the late spring and early fall.
Tagetes lucida Planting, Care, & Propagation Guide
2023年8月8日 · Mexican Marigold is commonly referred to as “Mexican Mint Marigold,” “Sweet Marigold,” or “Mexican Tarragon” due to its aromatic leaves that resemble the taste of tarragon. It is highly valued for its culinary and medicinal uses.
Mexican Mint Marigold (Tagetes lucida) - Garden.org
Texas Tarragon (Tagetes lucida) produces small yellow blossoms in mid to late summer. It has considerable use in the garden as a companion plant, helping to repel aphids, whiteflies, cabbage maggot, corn earworm, Mexican bean beetle, rabbits, some nematodes, and plum curculio.