Marigold

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Vibrant flowers bloom above fragrant, highly divided foliage. This fast-growing annual is well-suited for garden's edge, container gardening, or window boxes. Very attractive in combination with blue-spiked flowers. May repel pests. Prefers well-drained soil.

Companion Plants

Begonia

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Begonia

A popular choice with abundant, large flowers. Blooms early and continuously. In warm regions, treat as a perennial, lifting and dividing in early spring. Where not hardy, treat as an annual for seasonal color. Well-suited for garden's edge, along walkways and in combination pots or window boxes. Prefers moist, well-drained soil.

Dusty Miller

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Dusty Miller

Wonderful for providing color contrast to the landscape. Intricate, silvery gray leaves are finely textured. Striking planted with red flowers, in large groups or added to combination pots.

Snapdragon

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Snapdragon

An old-fashioned favorite prized for its beautiful flowers. Wonderful for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. Outstanding as a cut flower. Great with zinnia, marigold, sweet potato vine and other sun-lovers.

Details

Common name

Marigold

Botanical name

Tagetes

Zone

Grow as an annual.

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Bloom color

Mix

Bloom time

spring-fall

Light

sun

Height

10-12" (25-31 cm)

Habit

mounded

Water

daily

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

remove spent blooms