
African Marigold
- Botanical Name
- Tagetes erecta
- Hardiness
- Tender annual
- Height
- 8 to 48 inches
- Width
- 8 to 15 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to frost: yellow to orange, rust, white; double, edible, fragrant
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained - tolerates dry
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 10 to 15 inches apart
- Deadhead as needed
- Heat tolerant
- Problems
- Spider mites, aphids, aster yellows, leafhoppers, rabbits, woodchucks
- Varieties
- Jubilee Series - 2', yellow and orange double flowers
- Safari Series - 1', maroon, yellow and orange flat-topped flowers
- Gold Coin Series - 18-24", double, gold, yellow and orange flowers
- Big Duck Series - 11-15", 3-4" blooms, varieties in yellow, gold and orange, AAS Winners
- Garuda Deep Gold - 2-4' plants, large 5" flowers, clean foliage, good cut flower with long vase life, AAS Winner
- Monsoon Deep Orange - 12-15", deep orange double flowers, AAS Winner
- Vanilla - 16", creamy white double blooms
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