Signet Marigold
Tagetes tenuifolia 'Red Gem'
Asteraceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Annual
Biocultural value
Edible flowers add a bright citrus-note to salads. In India marigold flowers are offered to the goddess Bhagwati during the fall Navrati festival.
Location
Source of plant
Richters
Description
Bright red single flowers: free-blooming. Fine lacy foliage.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
food, other ethnobotanical uses