Tagetes patula
French marigold
- Height × spread
- 0.25m – 0.3m × 0.15m – 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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About this plant
Loved by many, loathed by some, the cheery French marigold is available in a wide range of forms, generally standing between 15 and 30cm in height. There are single and double forms and the colour range is yellow, orange and reddish. They are vibrant plants that have smaller flower heads than African marigold (Tagetes erects forms). The French marigold will flower for weeks from late summer, and needs deadheading to maintain flower production. They are generally used in containers or at the front of borders,
- Flower colour
- Gold, Orange, Red, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell, Column, Dome
- Height
- 0.25m – 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.15m – 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bedding plant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring-Autumn · Planting
Protect from slugs & snails
Protect young plants and new growth from slugs; mature plants can withstand slugs though damage affects their appearance. Apply nematodes in Spring. Or sprinkle organic slug pellets thinly around plants. Barrier methods, eg copper tape, may help.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
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