| Aromatherapy: tagetes |
Tagetes is an aromatherapy oil with a fresh, sweet, floral, slightly fruity fragrance. It may be used in the aromatherapy treatment of corns and warts.
Safety Precautions: Should be used in moderation. It is possibly toxic. Do not use if the area of application will be exposed to sunlight for 24 hours due to its photo toxicity.
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Tay-gee'teez. Marigold . A group of about 30 species of annual herbs, all native from N. Mex. to Argentina, not from Africa or France as implied by the common names African Marigold and French Marigold. The name "marigold" is commonly applied to several different kinds of plants in addition to Tagetes . The best known are the Pot Marigold ( Calendula ), the Cape Marigold ( Dimorphotheca ), and the Sea Marigold ( Mesembryanthemum ).
Description
Leaves strong-scented, mostly opposite and usually finely dissected. Flowerheads showy, solitary, or clustered. Below each head is a series of involucral bracts, united into a cuplike base.
How to Grow
Most of the species below are easy to grow from seeds sown outdoors 2-3 weeks before the last frost. Allow room to expand. They do well with enriched soil and full sun, except in the South and Southwest, where afternoon shade will prolong bloom. Triploid hybrids of
T. erecta
and
T. patula
have a low germination rate. Start seeds indoors at 65-70° F (18.5-21.0° C), 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost. Set out when the soil is warm. All kinds prefer warm weather.
Tagetes erecta
African Marigold
;
Aztec Marigold
;
American Marigold
. 18-36 in. (45-90 cm) high, branched and bushy. Flowerheads 2-6 in. (5-15 cm) wide, yellow or orange, the rays with a long claw, or even quilled in some forms. The stalk of the head is swollen just below the cluster. Mexico. Numerous cultivars, with large double flowers. There are also many new triploid hybrid forms derived from
T. erecta
and
T. patula
. Bred for early flowers that last up to frost, these hybrids also include white and mahogany-red blooms. Half-hardy annual.
Tagetes patula
French Marigold
. To 18 in. (45 cm) high, much-branched. Flowerheads 2-3 in. (5.0-7.5 cm) wide, the numerous rays yellow with red markings. Mexico and Guatemala. There are many cultivars, ranging from pure yellow to nearly pure red, most with double or crested blossoms. Dwarf varieties are useful for edging. Half-hardy annual.
Tagetes tenuifolia
Dwarf Marigold
;
Signet Marigold
. To 12 in. (30 cm) high. Flowers yellow or orange, 1 in. (2.5 cm) wide. Mexico and Central America. Many cultivars are available, the most commonly grown belonging to the 'Pumila' group of dwarf forms. Half-hardy annual.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Tageteae |
| Genus: | Tagetes L. |
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Tagetes (pronounced /təˈdʒiːtiːz/)[1] is a genus of 52 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae or Compositae). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern United States into Mexico and south throughout South America. The different species vary in size from 0.05-2.2 m tall. They have pinnate green leaves, and white, golden, orange, yellow, to an almost red floral heads typically (0.1-) to 4-6 cm diameter, generally with both ray florets and disc florets.
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Tagetes (possibly from the name of an Etruscan god[2])are known almost universally in North America as marigold, or variously as Mexican marigolds (or cempasúchil), African marigolds (usually referring to cultivars and hybrids of T. erecta, although this species is not native to Africa), or French marigolds (usually referring to hybrids and cultivars of T. patula, many of which were developed in France although the species is not native to that country). At least one species is a naturalized weed in Africa, Hawaii, and Australia.
"Marigold" is derived from "Mary's Gold", and the plant is associated with the Virgin Mary in Christian stories. Tagetes is not to be confused with the genus Calendula, which goes by "marigold" in some areas. See "marigold" for this and other species commonly called marigold.
The foliage has a musky, pungent scent, though some later varieties have been bred to be scentless. It is said to deter some common insect pests (although it is recorded as a food plant for some Lepidoptera larvae including Dot Moth), as well as nematodes. Tagetes are hence often used in companion planting for tomato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco and potato. T. minuta (Khakibush or Huacatay), originally from South America, has been used as a source of essential oil for the perfume industry known as tagette, and as a flavourant in the food and tobacco industries in South Africa, where the species is also a useful pioneer plant in the reclamation of disturbed land. Some of the perennial species are deer-, rabbit-, rodent- and javalina-resistant. The petals of Tagetes are rich in the orange-yellow carotenoid lutein and as such extracts of T. erecta are used as a food colour (INS-Number E161b).
The species Tagetes lucida, known as "Pericón" is used to prepare a sweetish, anise flavored medicinal tea in Mexico.
The marigold is very significant in Nepalese culture where marigold garlands are used almost in every household especially during the Tihar festival.
The marigold was regarded as the flower of the dead in pre-Hispanic Mexico, parallel to the lily in Europe, and is still widely used in the Day of the Dead celebrations. The marigold is also widely cultivated in India and Thailand, particularly the species T. erecta, T. patula, and T. tenuifolia. Vast quantities of marigolds are used in garlands and decoration for weddings, festivals, and religious events. Marigold cultivation is extensively seen in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, UP etc. It can grow well in almost any sort of well drained soil but is best grown in partly sandy soil with good drainage. Although only hybrid varieties are used for cultivation, a good number of pure plantations are available. It is highly temperature resistant. Most varieties are seasonal and dry out after some good flowering phases.[3]
Tagetes minuta or Mexican Marigold, a tall upright marigold plant with small flowers, is used as a culinary herb in Peru, Ecuador, and parts of Chile and Bolivia, where it is called by the Incan term huacatay. Huacatay paste is used to make the popular potato dish called ocopa. Having both "green" and "yellow/orange" notes, the taste and odor of fresh Tagetes minuta is like a mixture of sweet basil, tarragon, mint and citrus.
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