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🌿 Mexican Tarragon

Tagetes lucida
herbs tender perennial Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low
🗺️ Zones
8-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
1-3ft
⏱️ Maturity
1 year

🤝 Companions (4)

🤝 Deters
Deters pests from tomatoes. Culinary pairing.
🤝 Pepper
🤝 Pest-repelling properties.
🤝 Tomato

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Competition — similar flavor niche. Plant separately.
⚠️ Fennel
Fennel inhibits marigold-family plants
⚠️ French Tarragon

📝 Growing Notes

Anise-licorice flavor like French tarragon but heat-tolerant. Golden flowers in fall.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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