Spreading Low French Marigold

Tagetes patula

This annual from grandma's garden, better known as French marigold, finds its place in every flower bed. It is also widely used for memorial plantings. The height of this variety is around 50 cm. Marigold flowers can be yellow, orange, red-brown, also bicoloured, single, semi-double, double, with a strong scent. The flower diameter is 3 to 4 cm. It blooms throughout the summer until late autumn.

The flowers of some varieties have a pleasant citrus flavour and can be used sparingly as a flavouring for salads, sandwiches or as a garnish. An interesting fact for all gardeners is that secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil. They are very effective against nematodes and to some extent against slugs, but also act against some persistent weeds such as couch grass. Thanks to this, they are very widely used in so-called organic gardens and organic plant protection! Marigolds are suitable for cut and dried flowers.

How to Grow Marigolds