What are the other names and elegant names for French marigold?

French marigold

French marigold is a very good Chinese medicinal herb, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Besides medicinal use, French marigold is also widely used in garden ornamentation. French marigold has rich flower colors and a long flowering period, blooming from May 1 to October 1. French marigold has gradually become a main flower for flower beds and courtyards. Its orange, yellow and red flowers are extremely eye-catching, adding much vitality to wherever it is planted. Its role and value have attracted the attention of many gardening workers, and it has also been developed for potted plants and cut flowers.

French marigold flower language:

French marigold is the birthday flower of August 21, and its flower language is cheerful sunshine.

Common names of French marigold

French marigold originally had a common name called "sun flower". Only later was it "taken away" by the sunflower. Its flowers have the habit of opening at sunrise and closing tightly at sunset, and it grows in a heliotropic manner. Therefore its flower language is "clear weather", extended to mean "cheerful and lively". Anyone born under the blessing of this flower never does things sloppily, which is a rare virtue!

Morphological characteristics:

French marigold plants are 30 to 40 cm tall. Pinnately compound leaves, leaflets lanceolate. Flower stalks emerge from the leaf axils, with terminal capitula, single or double. Flower colors include red-brown, yellow-brown, pale yellow, purplish-red spots, etc. The flower shape is similar to that of marigold, but the flowers are smaller and more numerous. When blooming, on the short, stocky, much-branched plant, golden-orange flowers cover the tips of the branches, appearing gorgeous and lovely. French marigold has very good ornamental value, suitable for potted cultivation, ground cultivation and use as cut flowers. Leaves opposite, pinnately parted, lobes lanceolate, leaf margins with obvious oil gland dots. Capitula terminal, the outer ring of the flower dark red, the inner part yellow, hence also called red-yellow herb.

Varieties:

There are many varieties of French marigold. Because of repeated interspecific hybridization, besides red-yellow, pure yellow, orange and other varieties have also been cultivated, as well as single-petaled, double-petaled and other varieties. The flowering period runs from "May 1" all the way to "October 1".

Application value:

1. Medicinal value. The flowers and leaves of French marigold can be used as medicine, with very good medicinal and health-care effects. French marigold has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, and enriching blood and promoting menstruation. It can treat whooping cough, tracheitis and colds.

2. Ornamental value. French marigold has strong adaptability, is cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant, can grow on its own, and is easy to manage. It is often used to decorate flower beds. Because scarlet sage cannot withstand the low temperatures of "May 1", nor the early frost of "October 1", and the intense heat of midsummer can make most plants half-dead. Therefore, French marigold has gradually become a main flower for flower beds and courtyards. Its orange, yellow and red flowers are extremely eye-catching, adding much vitality to wherever it is planted. Its role and value have attracted the attention of many gardening workers, and it has also been developed for potted plants and cut flowers.

Origin and distribution:

French marigold is native to Mexico. It is a flower with very strong adaptability. It can also be seen in many places in China, especially more commonly in the south. Its flowering period is from March to May and from August to December.

Growth habits:

French marigold likes sunlight, but it can also bloom when planted in semi-shade. It is not strict about soil requirements. It tolerates transplanting, grows rapidly, and is very easy to cultivate and manage. Seeds that fall to the ground can grow on their own under suitable temperature and humidity conditions, making it a flower with very strong adaptability. In southern China, its flowering period is from March to May and from August to December. It takes only 70 days from sowing to flowering. For early-spring seedling raising, no heating is needed in the greenhouse, and after the late frost it can be planted in courtyards, flower beds or pots.