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Flower
French Marigold
Tagetes patula
Cheerful, easy annual. Best planted in spring or late summer for fall color; may slow down in peak August heat.
Recommended uses
- Borders
- Edging
- Vegetable gardens
- Plant type
- Annual flower
- Annual / perennial
- Annual
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun
- Shade tolerance
- Low
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring, Fall
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Mature height
- 6–12 in
- Mature width
- 6–12 in
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- Medium
- Drought tolerance
- Medium