Should I Allow My Mexican Tarragon Plant To Flower?

I am concerned the the flavor of the leaves will change once the plant flowers.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 03/31/2023 @ 11:58 pm

I checked several sources and none of them said it would lose flavor if allowed to bloom. In fact they all heralded the marigold-like flowers, which are also edible. One did say drying or heat would diminish the flavor.

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tagetes-lucida/ ^[1]

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https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=28374 ^[3]

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[1] https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tagetes-lucida/: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tagetes-lucida/

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