Tagetes patula
Botanical Name
Tagetes patula
Hardiness
Tender annual
Height
6 to 15 inches
Width
6 to 15 inches
Flowers
Summer to frost: yellow, orange, rust, red; edible, fragrant
Light
Full sun
Soil
Well drained, tolerates dry
Planting and Care
Space plants 6 to 8 inches apart
Problems
Spider mites, aphids, aster yellows, leafhoppers, rabbits, woodchucks
Varieties to Consider
'Boy O' Boy' Series - 6", shades of maroon, yellow, orange
'Aurora' Series - 1', wide-petalled flowers
'Bonanza' Series - 2" double flowers in golds and bicolors, 8" plants
'Aurora' Series - 1', wide-petalled flowers
'Bonanza' Series - 2" double flowers in golds and bicolors, 8" plants