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French Marigold
Tagetes patula · Annual
French Marigold is grown as an annual, that matures to about 6–12 in × 6–10 in. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect brown, yellow and orange blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to deer and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 2-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–12 in × 6–10 in
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Brown, Yellow, Orange, Red, Variegated
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Deer
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Mexico, Guatemala
Will it survive your winters?
We score French Marigold’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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