Durango Bee Marigold – 50 Seeds

Durango Bee Marigold (Tagetes Patula ‘Durango Bee’) is a French Marigold variety. The plant produces small, ruffled flowers, in a vibrant brick red, edged with bright yellow. The flowers are excellent for cutting. The ruffled flowers grow on sturdy stems above deeply divided foliage. Its fragrant ferny leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season. Durango Bee Marigold will grow to be about  25 – 30cm tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 – 20cm.

This Early-blooming series sets the highest standard for anemone-type marigolds – excellent branching, strong stems, abundant blooms. These fast growing bushy, vigorous French Marigold plants are well suited for hot, dry locations.

Common Name: Dwarf Anemone French Marigold.

Growing Durango Bee 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