(Tagetes lucida)
Also known as Texas tarragon and sweet mace, this late-blooming marigold does best in warm climates with a long growing season. Used effectively as a fine culinary tarragon substitute, its licorice-flavored leaves add a new dimension to salads, pesto, sauces, fish and poultry dishes. In Mexico and Guatemala it is a popular tea. Its edible, small yellow flowers last late into the season and add a saffron-like color to food. Medicinal uses: Diuretic, digestive aid, with hypotensive and febrifuge and anesthetic properties. In Mexico it is prepared with chocolate as a tea for treating chills.
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| Lifecycle: | | 0 (0: N/A, 1: annual, 2: perennial, 3: biennial) |
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| Height: | | 24-30 |
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| Diameter: | | 12 |
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| Heirloom: | | yes |
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| Container Planting: | | yes |
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Cultural Requirements:
Garden Medicinals offers over 220 varieties of medicinal and culinary herb seeds, roots, potato onions, specialty garlic varieties, and select heirloom vegetable and ethnic flower seed. All seeds are non-gmo, open-pollinated and untreated. Most seeds are naturally grown and a few are certified organic. Our vegetable seeds do especially well in hot, humid climates where vegetable production can be difficult. Our herb selection also includes dormant root stock of ginger, ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, false unicorn, and wild yam.
Note: Medicinal uses of herbs mentioned in our store are not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Please see a qualified medical practitioner for diagnosis if you have a health problem.
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