Melinda Myers

French Marigold

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 & Care

• Space plants 6 to 8 inches apart

Problems

Spider mites, aphids, aster yellows, leafhoppers, rabbits, woodchucks

Varieties

• Boy O' Boy Series - 6", shades of maroon, yellow, orange
• Aurora Series - 1', wide-petaled flowers
• Bonanza Series - 2" double flowers in golds and bicolors, 8" plants