Is a tender perennial herb which is an easy to grow substitute for tarragon. It also provides bright yellow flowers in fall, enhances many culinary dishes, makes a lovely tea and perfumes and brightens floral arrangements. Mexican mint marigold is reputed to attract Beneficial’s to the garden, thereby helping to reduce undesirable pest damage in the garden. Use as an ornamental specimen plant or as part of a border or foundation planting interspersed with low growing thymes or lobelias for contrast. Grow about a foot apart if growing multiples and place where one can brush up against the plant so the fragrant oils waft through the garden. This plant makes for a great pet plant, as it is irresistible to walk past without brushing your hand over the shrubby beauty and then inhaling the fragrance left on your palms.