Tagates lucida
Family: Asteraceae
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Herbaceous perennial in warm places, annual in temperate zones. Native
to Mexico and Central America. The hot tea of the dried leaves is a diaphoretic
and is used for sweating out a cold. Also used as a condiment in
foods. Cultivation: Sow seed directly in the garden
or in flats or pots in the spring or summer. Requires a long growing
season to flower and produce seed, but a good harvest of aromatic herb
may be obtained regardless of the length of your summer. Plant 1
foot apart. Grows 2 to 3 feet tall.
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