French Marigold Seeds – 100 Seeds

(Tagetes patula)

R30.00

French marigolds are ideal for edging flower beds and in mass plantings. They also do well in containers and window boxes.

Seed Type: Organic – Harvested from our own plants.

Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.

Direct Sowing: Spring.

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🌼 Flower Quick Facts

Flower Info

🌸 Flower Color: Mahogany Red, Orange, Yellow
🦋 Pollinator: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hoverflies, Attracts Ladybugs

Growth Traits

🌱 Life Cycle: Annual
🪴 Growth Habit: Compact, Low-Growing

Growing Requirements

🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun
💧 Water Needs: Moderate Water, Water Deeply
☀️ Growing Conditions: Drought Tolerant
🟤 Soil Preference: Moderately Fertile, Well-Drained

Description

French Marigold Seeds. The French marigolds (Tagetes patula) flower colors are yellow, orange, and mahogany-red. The leaves are dainty and fernlike. Flower heads may be single or double. The French marigolds have a longer blooming season than the African marigolds. They generally bloom from spring until frost, so you will see them flowering until winter. It is an Annual and reseeds readily.

The French marigolds also hold up better in rainy weather. French marigolds are ideal for edging flower beds and in mass plantings. They also do well in containers and window boxes.

Growing French Marigold

Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.

Direct Sowing: Spring.

Planting Marigold Seeds can be done by direct seeding in Spring. Direct sowing in the garden is the best method for planting the seeds.
If you are planting marigold seeds indoors, they need a warm area. Seeds need a temperature of 21-23 C. to germinate.
The best soil to use is normal garden soil, but you can also mix potting soil with some garden soil, if you are planting the seeds in a container.
Scatter the seeds on the soil surface and cover with a very thin layer of soil. If you are planting the seeds in a container, then first tamp down the soil before planting, so that the seeds don’t end up falling down to the bottom of the container
Water well. Keep the soil only very slightly moist, not wet, until germination occurs.
Germination can take a few months, depending on when you planted the seeds, as the seeds normally only start germinating in Summer.
The plant attracts butterflies and Hummingbirds

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