DAISY, COPPER CANYON

Tagetes  lemmonii        (ta – GET – tes   le-MON-ee-eye)

Perennial         Sun                  Height 3 feet         Spread 4 feet       Spacing 13- 24 inches

HABIT:           Strongly scented leaves, daily-like yellow flowers in fall.  Carefree and easy to grow best in prepared beds

CULTURE:    Normal to light fertilizer and water needed.  Prune to the size you desire and stop shearing by mid-summer.

USES:             Fall color. Attracts butterflies

PROBLEMS:  Gets floppy if not sheared in summer

NOTES:          Native to Mexico