What are some facts about the marigold flower ?

I am using that info for a science project

What are some facts about the marigold flower ?
Spider mites love them. Do your experiment to study which kind they love better. Grow some orange ones, some yellow ones, some white ones and some french ones. Purchase some variegated ivy as a house plant and grow the marigolds in a circle around it. Variegated ivy house plants draw spider mites like a magnet. Soon they will all have a good infestation of spider mites. After four weeks or however long you have, shake the plants of each color on a piece of white paper and count how many mites fall out of each color. That will tell you which marigold is most resistant (or least preferred) and which one is least resistant (or most preferred.)
Reply:you can use them to make a spice similar to saffron. people plant them with tomatoes to keep bugs away.





here is some info on wikipedia





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes
Reply:They are natives of Mexico.





http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/...
Reply:One fact that I know is that farmers tend to use them to keep animals away from their crops, because of their smell.
Reply:You are supposed to plant them as a hedge around your plants because rabbits, skunks and other plant eating varmits don't like the smell and will stay away.