French Marigold (Tagetes patula) Dainty Marietta

Name: French Marigold (Tagetes patula) Dainty Marietta
SKU: Rng_391235111665
Availability: InStock

Price range: £1.14 through £9.49

A vigorous dwarf 12 inch bushy variety which produces a solid covering of canary yellow blooms with a unique mahogany blotch throughout the summer. It also helps repel soil nematodes and whitefly from tomatoes.

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For early bloom, start indoors in a sunny window, or under cover with warmth 4-6 weeks before transplanting outdoors.
Planting depth 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
Thin and transplant when large enough to handle, growing on and acclimatising outside after all danger of frost has passed.
Protect from slugs and snails whilst young.

Days To Germination: 5-8.
Planting Depth: 1/4 – 1/2 inch.
Spacing, Plant: 9-12 inches.
Plant Height: 12 inches.
Light: Sunny Location.

Genus: Tagetes
English Name: French Marigold
Hardiness: Half-Hardy
Lifecycle: Annual
Sowing Months: Feb-Apr
Plant Out: May-Jun
Flowering: Jul-Oct