Taxon

Tagetes erecta mixed colours

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Common name: marigold
Family: Asteraceae (Aster)
Life form: Annual plant
Usage: Horticultural, Medicinal
Comments: Not just an attractive flower, but a useful companion plant with pest deterring properties, most effective against the highly problematic root knot nematode. It therefore makes a useful cover crop or rotation between crops that suffer from root knot nematode.
Links: Louisiana State University College of Agriculture

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