Tall Tagetes - mixed colours

Tagetes erecta MIX

This annual from grandma's garden, better known as African marigold, will find its place in any flower bed. It is also widely used for memorial plantings. The height of this variety ranges around 40 - 80 cm. Marigold flowers can be yellow, orange, red-brown, or bicoloured. The upright marigold has double flowers with a strong fragrance. Flower diameter is 5-10 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 decoration. An interesting fact for all gardeners might be 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 work 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 Marigold