Yauhtli / Mexican Tarragon (Tagetes lucida) organic seeds

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Yauhtli / Mexican Tarragon (Tagetes lucida) organic seeds

Many small, beautiful, gold-yellow blossoms that taste of woodruff. A great add to sweet dishes. Even more often, the leaves are used for flavouring, for example for the original Aztech hot chocolate.
Contents: Approx. 30 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: TAG01-BIO

GTIN: 4251420514981

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Tagetes lucida, also known as Mexican Marigold or Yauhtli, is native to Mexico and Central America. It is an essential ingredient in the preparation of an original Aztec cocoa drink. It has a distinct aroma similar to that of woodruff, and is a delicious herb for cooking or infusions.

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Perennial Hardy
Eventual height:	40-80 cm
Flowering months:	July August September
Flower colour:	Yellow Orange
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Asteraceae

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	May
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	10 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun

Perennial, non winter-hardy shrub. Can be grown outdoors, where it thrives much better than indoors, as an annual plant. Loves loose soils and bright places. Indoor overwintering is possible if grown as a container plant. Sowing: preculture recommended. The seeds needs light to germinate, so scatter them on the seed compost and slightly press them into the soil.

Image source:
Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada / CC BY
Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust. / Public domain

Other names

Botanical name:	Tagetes lucida, T. anethina
French names:	Yauhtli, Tagète Lucida
English names:	Yauhtli, Sweet Scented Marigold, Mexican Marigold, Mexican Mint Marigold, Mexican Tarragon, Spanish Tarragon, Sweet Mace, Texas Tarragon
Spanish names:	Yauhtli, Pericón, Santa María, Yerbanís, Hierbanís
Italian names:	Yauhtli, Tarragon Messicana, Garofano Indiano