Tagetes Patula – Sparky Mix also known as the French Marigold, is a plant that produces medium sized flowers with wavy petals. The flowers range in colors from red, orange, gold, yellow, or bi-colored. These plants are long-blooming and have a bloom season that ranges from summer to fall, will grow between 12 – 20 inches tall, are best grown in full sun in well-drained soil and are drought tolerant. They will attract pollinators to your garden such as butterflies and bees while being resistant to deer and rabbits. A good use for these plants is in the vegetable garden, where they will help control insect pests. These fragrant flowers are great for cut flowers, and do well in containers, beds, and borders in the garden. These are also low maintenance plants, which is always a good thing for the busy gardener. Research studies have indicated that planting marigolds between tomatoes protects the tomato plants from harmful root-knot nematodes in the soil.  In addition to the cheery flowers that marigolds bring to your garden, they also attract beneficial insects, such as ladybugs, hoverflies and parasitic mini-wasps, that prey on garden pests. If you sow the marigolds as a cover crop and plow them under before planting, they will repel harmful nematodes.
 
           25+  seed per pack      
 
Planting Zone: 1 – 10
 
Full Sun
 
Height: 12 – 20 inches
 
Width: 12 inches
 
Fragrant
 
Attracts Butterflies and Bees and other beneficial pollinators
 
Resistant to Deer and Rabbit
 
Drought Tolerant
 
Great for cut flowers
 
Low maintenance
 
I urge anyone buying seed to do their homework on germination, I have not raised and cannot raise many of these plants as I am sub-tropics here in St Augustine, Florida. All seed are NOT alike!  There are so many different factors in germination and not doing a search is throwing your money away. I want everyone to be successful when growing your flowers from seed it is the most rewarding experience in Gardening and you can do it, if you give the seed what it needs to grow. I always check 3 sites of info to choose how I will go about it. It is not hard to do, if you do it right!
SEED GERMINATION TIP!!!!!!!
ONLY GERMINATE A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME.
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR MONKEYS IN A BARREL.
Good Luck and Happy Planting!!!!