Tagetes minuta

Huacatay

Pronounced sweet taste and smell of citrus, mint, licorice and coriander. In the vegetable garden, against ground nematodes.

Tagetes minuta

Huacatay

Pronounced sweet taste and smell of citrus, mint, licorice and coriander. In the vegetable garden, against ground nematodes.

Tagetes minuta in the garden

  • use: kitchen

botanical information about Tagetes minuta

  • Botanical name: Tagetes minuta
  • Genus: Tagetes
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Other names: Peruviaanse zwarte munt / Huacatay - Huacatay - Huacatay - Huacatay

Features Tagetes minuta

height: 150-200 cm
flowering: July - October
color: light yellow, light green
leaf color: green
scent: scented, fragrant leaf / aromatic
habit: ascending
growth: fast
level: easy
light: full sun, sunny, morning sun
moisture: dry, average, moist
soil texture: pervious, light, normal
organic matter: normal, high
winter zone: 10 [susceptible to frost]
density: 3 - 5