Details
- Tagetes tenuifolia or signata
- Open-Pollinated
- Type: signet
- Shape: flowers are tiny; leaves are lacy
- Color: yellow flowers, green leaves
- Germination: 4-7 days
- Maturity: 60 days
- Size: dwarf – 6-24″
- Yield: many flowers, long-blooming
- Taste:
- leaves: citrus-scented leaves are flavorful salad greens
- flowers: floral with hints of citrus and spice, slightly bitter (remove the base – just use the petals); dress up salads, desserts, or cook in egg or rice
- Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:
- ?
- scented flowers & foliage are thought to repel insects
- bee friendly
