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marigold

Any of several plants belonging to the daisy family, including pot marigold (C. officinalis) and the tropical American T. patula, commonly known as French marigold. (Genera Calendula and Tagetes, family Compositae.)

Investigations by chemists 1993 revealed that marigolds give off volatile insecticides. Several compounds found in marigold tissues are insecticidal, including the volatile thiophenes. These have proved toxic to disease-carrying mosquitoes, and would be safer than available synthetic insecticides.



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The low-growing Nugget or French marigolds, as well as the medium-size Inca and tallest Lady or African marigolds, do best when planted either before or after our long spell of hot weather.
HELLO YELLOW, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Plant them with multiflora petunias, French marigolds and dwarf zinnias for a flower garden under 1 foot tall.
GARDENING : BEAUTIFUL, HARDY CARNATIONS SEND SO MANY MESSAGES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Marigolds make a farce out of plant names since the tall types, known as African marigolds; and the short types, known as French marigolds, are both native to Mexico.
GARDENING : FALL: THE SEASON TO PLANT EVEN AS YOU REAP THE HARVEST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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