Side by side
Compare plates
Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
LegalGentle
French marigold
Tagetes patula
The scent that nematodes are said to hate — a ruffled Tagetes for the tomato edge, not the pot-marigold of the salve.
Flavor
Pungent, dye-works, not a salad flower. Lemon gem is the edible cousin.
Days to harvest
45–60 days to bloom
Choose a specimen