The French marigold is a flower named after the animal peacock

When people hear "French marigold," they might think it is a kind of grass plant that looks very much like a peacock's tail feathers, right? Actually, it is a very beautiful flower! And it is a very popular garden flower too~

The French marigold (Latin scientific name: Tagetes patula L.) is an annual herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family and the Tagetes genus, also known as the dwarf marigold, satin flower, and so on. The flower stems are upright, with branches spreading at an angle. The leaves are pinnately divided, the flower buds are usually solitary, and the tubular florets' corolla is usually yellow. The flowering period is from July to September each year.

Native to Mexico, it is widely distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places in China, growing on hillside grasslands and in forests at an altitude of 750-1600 m, or cultivated in gardens. Besides being ornamental, it also has relatively high medicinal value.

The French marigold is very widely used in horticulture. In view of China's climatic conditions, since commonly used garden plants such as scarlet sage cannot withstand the low temperatures of "May Day," nor the early frost of "National Day," and the intense heat of midsummer can leave most plants in a half-dead state.Therefore, the French marigold has gradually become a main flower for flowerbeds and courtyards. Its orange and yellow flowers are extremely eye-catching, making it very suitable as a garden plant display at festivals and ceremonies.

The French marigold once had a common name, "sunflower." Its flowers have the habit of blooming at sunrise and closing tightly at sunset, and it grows in a phototropic manner. Therefore, its flower meaning is "clear weather," extended to mean "cheerful and lively."People born under the blessing of this flower never do things sloppily~

For planting French marigolds, pay attention to the following points:

The French marigold is a sun-loving plant, and both growth and flowering require ample sunlight; sufficient light also helps prevent the plant from growing leggy. However, in our province from July to September, direct sunlight should be avoided, and shading and cooling are needed around noon.

After potting, the temperature can be lowered from 22°C to 18°C, and after a few weeks it can be lowered to 15°C, and before and after flowering it can go as low as 12-14°C. This temperature is the most ideal for forming a good plant shape, but in actual production it may be difficult to achieve this condition. So, generally speaking, as long as it is above 5°C it will not suffer frost damage, and it can grow well between 10°C and 30°C.

The key to water management is to use a well-drained medium. Although keeping the medium moist is important, proper drying before each watering is necessary; of course, the medium must not be allowed to become too dry and cause the plant to wither. For those cultivated entirely with artificial media, fertilization should use 20-10-20 and 14-0-14 fertilizers, applied alternately once every 7-10 days at a concentration of 200-250 ppm. When the winter temperature is relatively low, reduce the use of 20-10-20 fertilizer. If the medium is ordinary soil, a compound fertilizer can be mixed in as appropriate as a base fertilizer before potting the medium. If fertility is insufficient, then apply a water-soluble fertilizer as a top dressing.

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