Tagetes lucida

Mexican Mint Marigold

Mexican Marigold Mint is a great choice for heavy deer pressure landscape designs. Its modest size, full sun and part shade tolerance, fall yellow color show, and very modest water requirements make this perennial a solid choice in many of our designs. We love to use Mexican Marigold Mint in deer pressure side walk strips/nuisance strips, where it’s modest sized and water requirements make it an excellent flowering candidate. You could prune it some during summer for a more compact and tidy specimen.

Fun Fact: Mexican Marigold Mint is a great culinary herb that somewhat tastes like tarragon. Straight from the sidewalk strip to your salad bowl!

Mexican Mint Marigold Details

  • Common Names: Yerbis Anis, Spanish Tarragon, Texas Tarragon, Sweet Mace
  • Preferred Light Conditions: Full Sun/Part Shade
  • Height: 2′ – 3′
  • Spacing/Spread: 2′ – 3′
  • Evergreen: No, this is a deciduous plant.
  • Color: Yellow blooms.
  • Interest: Flowers in Fall.
  • Deer resistance: Deer resistant.
  • Texas Native: No, but particularly well adapted to central Texas and Austin.

Plant Features

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