
Also known as Chrysanthemum-Flowered Marigold, Carnation Flowered Marigold, Gigantea Marigold
Taller and more upright than French Marigolds, African Marigolds are easy to grow and thrive under hot, dry conditions. These aromatic plants brighten the garden with their cheerful shades of yellow, orange and maroon.
Site Characteristics
Sunlight: full sun
Soil conditions: tolerates droughty soil, requires well-drained soil
Plant Traits
- Lifecycle: annual
- Ease-of-care: easy
- Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
- Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
- Bloom time: early summer, mid-summer, late summer, early fall, mid-fall
- Flower colour: orange, yellow, Flowers come in a wide array of variations on these basic colours, including gold and bronze.
- Foliage colour: medium green, dark green, Leaves are sometimes tinged with bronze.
- Foliage texture: fine, Leaves are fern like.
- Shape: upright
Special Considerations
- Tolerates: frost
- fragrant - Some find the spicy scent pleasing, others find it unpleasant.
- Attracts: butterflies
- Special uses: cut flowers, edible landscaping, direct-seeding
How to plant
Propagate by seed - Scatter seeds outdoors where desired after frost danger has passed, or start indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost. (Seeds saved from hybrid varieties will not breed true.) Unlike French Marigolds, plants take a long time to flower from seed, so it is best to start them indoors or buy pre-started plants.
Germination temperature: 70 F to 75 F
Days to emergence: 7 to 14
Maintenance and care
Deadhead to prolong blooming. Pinch to keep plants compact and bushy if desired.
Pests:
- Japanese Beetle
- Red spider mites
- Slugs
- Snails
- Parasitic nematodes
- Stock: SOLD OUT
- Weight: 0.01kg
- SKU: 16-02A-097




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