General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • French Marigold
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tagetes erecta
  • Synonym: Tagetes patula

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Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.22.21
Wide variety of petal patterns from this seed
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.22.21
Another color variation

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.22.21
Deep red edged with yellow
Location: My garden in Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 09.16.21
Emerging bloom, mostly yellow
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: May 26, 2013

Date: 2012-07-08
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: June 18, 2013
After a good rain.

Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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Comments:
  • Posted by SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 28, 2014 4:38 AM concerning plant:
    This came from passed-along seeds, and I have been growing it for three summers. Works out well in the tomato bed. Provides color and may be good for the soil. I always have to grow marigolds with tomatoes, and they have to be Mr. Majestic. I love the name and love the OP seeds so I don't have to buy new plants every year. Great to give homemade seed packets of these marigolds in Christmas gift baskets, because even beginner gardeners can grow marigolds.

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