French Marigold Seeds - Pygmy Red

BOTANICAL NAME

Tagetes patula

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Compact Bush

PLANT HEIGHT

• 6 to 8 inches

PLANT TYPE

• French

COLOR

• Red
• Yellow

Petite and punchy, French Marigold Pygmy Red adds fiery flair to borders and containers with its bold, scarlet blooms. These extra-dwarf plants stay neat and compact, yet their striking single flowers with golden-yellow centers make a big visual impact. Easy to grow and early to flower, they're perfect for vibrant, low-maintenance summer color.

• • Tight, uniform plants and saturated red blooms that blanket the mound
• • Ideal for edging, pots, and season-long color
• • Average water; well-drained soils

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 8 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual