Tarragon, Mexican
Tagetes lucida
Description: Mexican Tarragon is a heat-loving perennial herb known for its slender, glossy green leaves and clusters of bright yellow, marigold-like flowers. With a sweet, anise-like flavor similar to French Tarragon, this versatile herb is a favorite in culinary dishes, teas, and traditional medicine. Thriving in warm climates, Mexican Tarragon is an excellent choice for herb gardens, borders, and container planting, offering both ornamental beauty and practical use.
Wildlife Benefits: Mexican Tarragon’s cheerful flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, while its aromatic foliage helps repel unwanted garden pests.
Medicinal Benefits: Traditionally used in herbal medicine for digestive support, relaxation, and respiratory health, Mexican Tarragon has mild antibacterial properties and is often brewed into teas for its calming effects.
Native Status: Native to Mexico and Central America, Mexican Tarragon thrives in warm, dry climates and grows exceptionally well in Georgia’s long growing season.
Pollinator Friendliness: With its extended bloom time and abundant nectar, Mexican Tarragon supports a variety of pollinators throughout the growing season.
Planting Guidelines:
Height: 18–36 inches
Spacing: 12–18 inches
Sun/Shade: Requires Full Sun
How to Grow: Sow seeds or plant cuttings after the last frost in well-drained soil. Mexican Tarragon is drought-tolerant once established and thrives with minimal watering. Regular pruning encourages bushier growth and more flowers. Harvest leaves throughout the growing season for culinary and medicinal use.
Grow Mexican Tarragon for its rich flavor, pollinator appeal, and medicinal benefits—an easy-to-grow, heat-tolerant herb that enhances both garden and kitchen.
Available in 2.5 inch pots
Tagetes lucida
Description: Mexican Tarragon is a heat-loving perennial herb known for its slender, glossy green leaves and clusters of bright yellow, marigold-like flowers. With a sweet, anise-like flavor similar to French Tarragon, this versatile herb is a favorite in culinary dishes, teas, and traditional medicine. Thriving in warm climates, Mexican Tarragon is an excellent choice for herb gardens, borders, and container planting, offering both ornamental beauty and practical use.
Wildlife Benefits: Mexican Tarragon’s cheerful flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, while its aromatic foliage helps repel unwanted garden pests.
Medicinal Benefits: Traditionally used in herbal medicine for digestive support, relaxation, and respiratory health, Mexican Tarragon has mild antibacterial properties and is often brewed into teas for its calming effects.
Native Status: Native to Mexico and Central America, Mexican Tarragon thrives in warm, dry climates and grows exceptionally well in Georgia’s long growing season.
Pollinator Friendliness: With its extended bloom time and abundant nectar, Mexican Tarragon supports a variety of pollinators throughout the growing season.
Planting Guidelines:
Height: 18–36 inches
Spacing: 12–18 inches
Sun/Shade: Requires Full Sun
How to Grow: Sow seeds or plant cuttings after the last frost in well-drained soil. Mexican Tarragon is drought-tolerant once established and thrives with minimal watering. Regular pruning encourages bushier growth and more flowers. Harvest leaves throughout the growing season for culinary and medicinal use.
Grow Mexican Tarragon for its rich flavor, pollinator appeal, and medicinal benefits—an easy-to-grow, heat-tolerant herb that enhances both garden and kitchen.
Available in 2.5 inch pots
Tagetes lucida
Description: Mexican Tarragon is a heat-loving perennial herb known for its slender, glossy green leaves and clusters of bright yellow, marigold-like flowers. With a sweet, anise-like flavor similar to French Tarragon, this versatile herb is a favorite in culinary dishes, teas, and traditional medicine. Thriving in warm climates, Mexican Tarragon is an excellent choice for herb gardens, borders, and container planting, offering both ornamental beauty and practical use.
Wildlife Benefits: Mexican Tarragon’s cheerful flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, while its aromatic foliage helps repel unwanted garden pests.
Medicinal Benefits: Traditionally used in herbal medicine for digestive support, relaxation, and respiratory health, Mexican Tarragon has mild antibacterial properties and is often brewed into teas for its calming effects.
Native Status: Native to Mexico and Central America, Mexican Tarragon thrives in warm, dry climates and grows exceptionally well in Georgia’s long growing season.
Pollinator Friendliness: With its extended bloom time and abundant nectar, Mexican Tarragon supports a variety of pollinators throughout the growing season.
Planting Guidelines:
Height: 18–36 inches
Spacing: 12–18 inches
Sun/Shade: Requires Full Sun
How to Grow: Sow seeds or plant cuttings after the last frost in well-drained soil. Mexican Tarragon is drought-tolerant once established and thrives with minimal watering. Regular pruning encourages bushier growth and more flowers. Harvest leaves throughout the growing season for culinary and medicinal use.
Grow Mexican Tarragon for its rich flavor, pollinator appeal, and medicinal benefits—an easy-to-grow, heat-tolerant herb that enhances both garden and kitchen.
Available in 2.5 inch pots