🌿 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

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (4)

🤝 Deters

Deters pests from tomatoes. Culinary pairing.

🤝 Pepper

🤝 Pest-repelling properties.

🤝 Tomato

⚠️ Keep Apart (2)

⚠️ 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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