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African Marigold

Large flowers add vibrant color to the flower garden or containers. Useful in the vegetable garden, where its fragrance can deter pests. Very attractive in combination with blue-spiked flowers. Long-blooming, tough and compact. Prefers well-drained soil.

Companion Plants

Begonia

Dusty Miller

Snapdragon

Plant Details

  • Common name

    African Marigold

  • Botanical name

    Tagetes

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    Grow as an annual.

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    10-12" (25-31 cm)

  • Habit

    Mounded

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Daily

  • Bloom Color

    Mix

  • Bloom Time

    Spring-fall

  • Maintenance

    Remove spent blooms

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Jack S.'s collection
  • Juana K.'s collection
  • Morgan G.'s collection