African Marigold

Huge flowers add vibrant color to the flower garden, containers, or 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

Celosia

Dusty Miller

Zonal Geranium

Plant Details

Common name

African Marigold
Botanical name

Tagetes erecta
Variety

Antigua Orange
Zone

Grow as an annual.
Light

Sun
Height

12-16" (31-41 cm)
Habit

Upright
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

2-3 times per week
Bloom Color

Yellow
Bloom Time

Summer-fall
Maintenance

Keep weed-free

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