Canyon daisy or Yellow Marigold - Tagets flower (Ata Pethiya)
| Common Classification | |||
| Common Names | Mountain Marigold, Mexican Marigold, Canyon daisy, Cosmos | ||
| Name in Sinhalese | Ata Pethiya (Ata pethiya meaning "Eight petals") See also Cosmos sulphureus plant and Pink Cosmos | ||
| Categories | Flowers | ||
| Scientific Classification | |||
| Family | Compositae | ||
| Genus | Tagetes | ||
| Species | T.lemmonii | ||
| Scientific Names | Tagets lemmonii. | ||
| Status | |||
| Culinary / Edible | Yes | Leaves and flowers | |
| Use as Medicament | Yes | All parts | |
| Poisoned / Toxin | No | ||
| Description | |||
| Origin |
Fast growing herbaceous plant that native to America and Mexico like other Marigold plants. It is introduced plant to Sri Lanka for ornamentation and became a popular landscaping plant in home gardens throughout the country. T.lemmonii will well grow in tropical areas and beautiful dense bloom when plant is open to the Sun.
The plant closely related to the Cosmos sulphureus flowering plant. | ||
| Identification | |||
 Ata Pethiya - Mountain Marigold |  Ata Pethiya Plants | ||
| Related Species Dahas pethiya - Marigold erecta Marigold tenuifolia Hybrid Cosmos sulphureus Yellow Cosmos bypinnata Rose | |||
