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French Marigold -Brocade Mix - (Tagetes patula) |
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This charming French marigold is an early and continuous bloomer bearing 2 in., bi-colored blossoms of gold and mahogany red. Just the right height for edging flowerbeds and borders. Easy to grow. Blooms early summer to frost. This is the beautiful and beneficial marigold that repels insects and nematodes, so plant it liberally throughout the garden.
Recent articles suggest that orange marigold petals are fed to laying hens to make the color of their egg yolks a deeper color. A more important benefit is that the pigment of the petals contains beneficial compounds that aid eye health.
Certified Organic.
Approx 50 seeds per packet.
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Fragrant, useful, and beautiful marigolds |
| Really enjoyed growing these flowers from seed. Had a bit of trouble starting them as I dont have heating pads or heated green house but once they took off in mid spring they performed well in spite of record drought and some neglect. Some seedlings didnt make it but we are in the middle of a record drought in our state. The strongest flowers made it through early August and just yesterday I collected the seeds from the spent and dry flowers. I was so amazed at their fragrance even when dry as I was pulling the seeds from their pods. You just dont get that lasting fragrance from hybrids. I cannot say how well they performed at repelling insects because I didnt have many surviving plants but I can say they attract hummingbirds. While I was watering my garden, one hovered over the marigolds for a while. The packet contains approximately 50 seedsper the website and out of that packet I managed to grow about 20 plants of which 5 or so survived transplant, drought, neglect. I would order this seed again. |
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