African marigold

There's nothing subtle about an African marigold, and thank goodness for that! It's a big, flamboyant, colorful punch of color for the sunny bed, border, or large container. Most are yellow, orange, or cream. Plants get up to 3 feet tall and produce huge 3-inch puffball blooms while dwarf varieties get just 1 foot tall. The mounded dark green foliage is always clean, fresh, and tidy. Grow them in a warm, sunny spot with moist, well-drained soil all summer long.

Light:

Sun

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

1-2 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers, Fragrant, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Discovery Orange marigold

(Tagetes erecta 'Discovery Orange') bears bold orange flowers that reach 3 inches wide on compact, 1-foot-tall plants.
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Discovery Yellow marigold

(Tagetes erecta 'Discovery Yellow') bears big, 3-inch-wide bright yellow flowers on compact, 1-foot-tall plants all summer long.
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