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Asteraceae
Copper Canyon Daisy
Tagetes lemmonii
Desert exuberance.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Tagetes
- Native to
- Arizona, Mexico
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 3-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- dry, well-drained, rocky or sandy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The foliage has an intensely pungent lemon-mint-marigold fragrance that deters deer and is released even when lightly brushed.
- Unlike most marigolds, Copper Canyon Daisy is a woody perennial shrub that can grow over 6 feet wide, resembling a mound of gold in bloom.
- It blooms most prolifically after the first fall rains and can continue flowering through mild winters in frost-free climates.
- Named after botanists John and Sara Lemmon, who collected specimens in the Copper Canyon region of Mexico's Sierra Madre in the 1880s.
- It is widely used in Sonoran Desert landscapes because it requires virtually no summer irrigation once established.
Color meanings
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joy
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warmth
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abundance