Name: French Marigold Seeds - Court Jester
Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
Life Cycle: Annual
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Planting Season: Spring
Plant Type: Fern-like stems with large, bright yellow and red striped petals
Features: Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Hummingbirds, Fragrant, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Cut Flower Garden, Easy to Grow & Maintain, Container Garden
Color: Yellow, Red
Blooms: Summer
Plant Height: Up to 20 inches
Plant Spacing: 12 inches
Planting Depth: 1/16 inch
Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow
Cold Stratification: No
Hardiness Zones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Ships: Year Round.
benefits of Growing Marigolds: Marigolds actually attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs, parasitic wasps and lacewings which all prey on harmful garden insects reducing the amount of damaging insects found around your garden. Marigolds also help eliminate nematodes, with toxins found within the plant.