tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2661401270991985801..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Tagetes patula 'Little Devil Fire' flowersmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40879569938635290182008-04-21T22:37:00.000-07:002008-04-21T22:37:00.000-07:00I like the smell--and Marigolds keep away aphids! ...I like the smell--and Marigolds keep away aphids! <BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31430172354566811282008-04-20T19:28:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:28:00.000-07:00Well, the group had been collectively forgiven alr...Well, the group had been collectively forgiven already anyway -- except maybe that <I>Amy</I> -- but I appreciate you calling it to my attention. I saw the post title @ Blotanical but my train of thought didn't go much beyond, "<I>'Conservatory.' That's a funny word</I>." It's been kind of a rough week.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51441479507598056812008-04-20T19:18:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:18:00.000-07:00Hey, did ya see this love post about indoor plants...Hey, did ya see this love post about indoor plants over on the Rant today?<BR/>http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2008/04/the-greenhouse.html<BR/>See, ONE of us is big indoor plant nut! It's Eliz in Buffalo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22815491486717525012008-04-20T19:12:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:12:00.000-07:00Well, as marigolds go, I don't actually hate that ...Well, as marigolds go, I don't actually hate that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49494637600095539312008-04-20T17:14:00.000-07:002008-04-20T17:14:00.000-07:00Hope you are feeling much better today! I love ma...Hope you are feeling much better today! I love marigolds because I planted (with my 4 year olds help...he is 27 now, and a big strong Army man)...them with him and he would go out and water them every day with a big giant watering can! The pictures were so sweet...and for this I LOVE yellow marigolds! I am just a big old sentimental Mom! This one you show sure is pretty with the red inside!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45026131157048502542008-04-20T11:00:00.000-07:002008-04-20T11:00:00.000-07:00I love marigolds - both kinds, all kinds. I love ...I love marigolds - both kinds, all kinds. I love how reliable they are - you can try something totally new in your garden, and accent it with marigolds, and you know that the marigolds are going to do well. They don't wilt, and get gross if it rains to much, they don't really care where they're planted. And, personally, I really like the strong smell of them when you break off a flower - it breannephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000996491295354220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29161261430463588172008-04-20T06:12:00.000-07:002008-04-20T06:12:00.000-07:00The big bold ones which I like come under 'Calendu...The big bold ones which I like come under 'Calendula'.<BR/><BR/>The 'French' or 'African' marigolds are the kind I dislike. (part of the tagetes group).<BR/><BR/>Glancing at what comes up if I Google 'Tagetes' - Wikipedia says it is a genus of 52 species in the Asteraceae or Compositae family.<BR/><BR/>I rarely buy plants - prefer to grow from seed - so I look at the picture on the packet and 'Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75156079228591609572008-04-20T05:57:00.000-07:002008-04-20T05:57:00.000-07:00I may not know what I'm talking about, either: mar...I may not know what I'm talking about, either: marigolds are kind of new territory for me. I was going by the info at davesgarden.com, which if I was reading it right said that <I>Tagetes</I> is the name for the French marigold, and then there are other marigolds which fall under <I>Calendula</I>, which might be the ones you like. But I didn't make a very careful investigation of the matter, and mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54111422194340341692008-04-20T05:54:00.000-07:002008-04-20T05:54:00.000-07:00Bother.I was thinking 'Tagetes' is a particular pl...Bother.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking 'Tagetes' is a particular plant - not another name for 'Marigold'.<BR/><BR/>There are marigolds that I like enormously. And marigolds which I think are boring. And marigolds which I find so irritating I don't like even to be near them.<BR/><BR/>I like marigolds with big, bold, glaringly bright, multi-petalled heads.<BR/><BR/>Can't stand the fiddly little Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.com