Marigold

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Tagetes spp.

Plant type: warm-season annual

Height: 6 inches or up to 3 feet

Location and soil: sun; average, well-drained soil

Uses: cutting, bedding, borders, background, edging, containers

Bloom time: summer

Color range: burgundy, ivory, orange, yellow, white

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 6-8 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: after last spring frost

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 7 days

Germination temp.: 75-80 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: just cover

Needs light or dark to germinate: -

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: 8-10 inches (dwarf varieties); 18 inches (tall varieties)

Growing On...

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Growing tips: triploid hybrids are generous bloomers, but the seeds are sterile; plant leggy seedlings deep - they'll root along the stems; remove spent blooms for appearance and to promote more blooms; very easy to grow.

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