Marigold - African 'Yellow Supreme'
Tagetes erecta

SKU # S1256

Product Type: Seed Packet

Approximate Seeds Per Packet: 150

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Plucked from the brink of obscurity, this tall, branching, assertive African marigold has loads of ruffled petticoat flowers in shimmering gold. It's a scene-stealer paired with Rubenza cosmos deep red petals and tufted gold centers. Easy to grow, it blooms nonstop summer to frost.

Lifecycle: Annual

Hardiness: Half Hardy Annual

Size: 2.5' h x 2' w

Sun: Full sun

Soil: Regular to rich, moist, well-drained

Season: Summer to fall

Seed to Bloom: 8-10 weeks

Color: Lemon yellow crinkly-edged blooms

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Sowing Instructions

Depth: Just cover
Sprout Time: 4-14 days
Starting Indoors: Sow 6-8 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds thinly and keep at 65-75°F.
Starting Outdoors: Direct sow at last spring frost date.
When to Set Outside: After last frost.

Placement & Cultivation

African marigold provides mid to late summer through fall cut flowers and is invaluable for keeping insect pests away from veggie gardens, while also attracting beneficial ladybugs and hoverflies. Also lovely in the mid border with other summer annuals. Does best in moist, well-drained soils but will tolerate drier locales, perhaps at the expense of blooms. Provide some afternoon shade in hot summer areas. Pinch back when seedlings reach about 6" tall to encourage bushiness. Deadhead regularly for continued bloom.
Final Spacing: 2-2.5'
Water Use: Medium Water Use
Watering Details: About 1" per week, though it will tolerate some drought once established.
Soil pH: Prefers slightly acidic to neutral.
Fertilizer: Mix in about an inch or two of compost or some organic granular fertilizer when transplanting. Flowers well with little added fertilizer, too much and foliage will be lush and flowers less abundant.
Diseases & Pests: Be sure to space properly to increase air circulation and avoid fungal issues such as leaf spot. Japanese beetles can be hand-picked into a bowl of soapy water. If insects such as spider mites, aphids, thrips, or whiteflies are an issue, treat with an insecticidal soap.
When to Cut For Bouquets: Fully opened flowers

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Beautiful bright yellow Thursday, August 11, 2022

By Milton, TN

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Seeds germinated great, and the second year I went off of the seeds the first round of flowers provided. I don’t normally review flowers but I don’t normally like marigolds at all and these wow me every year. The bright yellow pops in every bed, and my eyes are immediately drawn to them. They are spectacular!

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