Tagetes 'Huacatay Mint'
- Product number: 394450
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Tagetes minuta, also known as T. glandulifera
This very versatile wild African marigold from South America proves that beauty can also be very useful! Especially its feathered leaves are very ornamental; feel free to sow a hedge with them. Planting this 1-2m tall species means the end for many nematodes and also suppresses several troublesome weeds, such as ground elder. Its deep root system improves soil structure. In South America, there is a popular drink made from the dried leaves and flowers: make tea from it, add liqueur, syrup, honey, or sugar: a proven cough remedy! It can also be used as a herb with rice or mashed potatoes and (the list goes on) as a base oil for the perfume and pharmaceutical industries.
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Latin: Tagetes minuta, or also T. glandulifera
Dutch: Wilde afrikaan
Also: Aaltjeshaag, Onkruidkiller, Huacatay
English: Wild Marigold
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- Flower colour: Yellow-orange
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Tagetes minuta, also known as T. glandulifera
- Dutch: Wild marigold
- Also known as: Eelgrass, Weed killer, Black mint
- English: Wild Marigold
