Otherwise known in the United States only from southernmost Florida
close-sheared evergreen mass as any yaupon
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or a specimen in sun to part shade and well-drained soil
For all the delicacy of the coloring
Tagetes lucida Best Seller Otherwise known in the UnitedTagetes lucida is the herb that does it all. Known as Mexican tarragon, Mexican mint marigold, pericn, and, in the old Aztec tongue, yauhtli, this fragrant perennial from Mexico and Central America earns every name. The narrow, glossy, deep green leaves carry a warm anise tarragon scent and flavor, and in late summer and fall the plant scatters small, single, golden yellow marigold flowers across a tidy foot and a half mound. In the kitchen, Mexican