Marigold
Tagetes erecta
Also known as
African Marigold, Gousblom (Afr.), French marigold
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Full Sun
Easy care
Moderate watering
Tender
10b
USDA zone
2°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
1m | Max | 50cm |
30cm | Min | 15cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has a strong fragrance
Marigold Overview
African Marigolds are popular low-growing border plants with bright yellow, orange or bronze flowers and a distinctive, slightly pungent scent. As well as bedding plants, they can be used for medicinal purposes, as a soil conditioner or as an insect repellant, so they are a popular companion plant in vegetable beds.
Common problems with Marigold
Marigold Companion Plants
Vegetables and herbs benefit from planting them close by!
How to harvest Marigold
Harvest leaves and flowers throughout the summer. Seeds can be harvested when the plants begin to dry out and the petals and seedpod turn brown.
How to propagate Marigold
Seed
Sowing seeds in Spring and Summer. Germination time about 5 - 7 days.
Special features of Marigold
Repels harmful insects
Known to keep nematodes away too.
Crop rotation
Especially after or before the cabbage family it is used to condition the soil.
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Marigold
Border, cutting bed, pest control, mixed bed, fragrance, walls, rock garden, hanging basket
Edible
Leaves and flowers are edible, but not a favourite.
Medicinal
It is used to treat coughs, colic and constipation.