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French Marigold

Tagetes patula

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Field Notes

Description:

French marigolds are in the asteraceae family, pollinated primarily by beetles and tachnid flies.

Species ID Suggestions

French marigold

Tagetes patula

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Comments (6)
Caleb Steindel
@despina: thanks, nice to know. @saumya, thank you for the comment!
DespinaTsafetopoulou
They;re really nice flowers...And if you're growing zucchini in your veggie garden, you may plant marigolds near by, because they keep the bad insects away :)

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Flowers of Northeastern USA
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PublishedMay 31, 2014

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