Description

These bright marigolds call in pollinators big and small. Flowers with a single row of petals make pollen access easy. Compact plants are tidy and full; beautiful at the front of a bed or tucked between vegetables. Plants grow and flower quickly with continuous blooms from spring until frost. French marigolds are edible, but with a very strong flavor similar to its pungent scent. Fairly drought tolerant once established.

Family:Asteraceae

Native:Mexico

Hardiness:Annual

Exposure:Full sun

Bloom Period:Summer to frost

Plant Dimensions:10″12″ tall

Variety Info:2″ gold, yellow, red, and bicolor red and yellow single flowers.

Attributes:Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Edible Flower, Good for Containers, Rabbit Resistant

When to Sow Outside:1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is 7080F.

When to Start Inside:RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.

Days to Emerge:514 days

Seed Depth:“

Seed Spacing:A group of 3 seeds every 8″

Thinning:When 1″ tall thin to 1 every 8″

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