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French Marigold
Tagetes patula
27.9506, -82.4572
Field Notes
Description:
Gardeners often used these plant along the rows of vegetables.It is a natural Insect Repellent, instead of using pesticides!! All marigolds are excellent aids for "companion planting." They can be planted in many different places in the garden to discourage many insect pests, to repel the asparagus beetle, and to some degree to discourage nematodes and Mexican bean beetles. The nonherb marigolds, dwarf French marigolds (Tagetes patula) and African marigolds (T. erecta), especially have a good reputation for discouraging nematodes.
Habitat:
Can be grown in a garden or pot. Use seeds or purchase in a garden shop.
Notes:
Toothache and Headache Stevens says that marigold was once considered a specific remedy for both headache and toothache to country people in England. The Garden's Labyrinthe (1577) also describes marigold as a toothache aid: "The juice of Marigold petals mixed with vinegar to be rubbed on gums and teeth becomes a soveraigne remedy for the assuaging of the grevious pain of the teeth."
Red Eyes Marigold was once considered an excellent remedy for red eyes.
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