Marigold

Latin name: Tagetes patula

🌱 Days to Sprout: 7-14

😋 Ready for Full Dose of plant food with true leaves or roots .5-inch long

✂️ Thin to: 3 plants per yCube

🍅 Days to Maturity: 60

💡 Light Zone: Medium

📏 Plant Size: 1 ft

💚 Care Level: Beginner

Marigolds are indigenous to Central America and were brought to Europe in the early 16th century. They eventually made their way back to North America in the 1800s, where they became a garden staple for their beautiful color, familiar scent, and easy growing.

This Marigold variety grows 12-18’ tall with bright red, orange, and yellow flowers that give off a pleasant scent. The leaves develop a unique, brown-speckled pattern on them from an early age. The petals are edible, though slightly bitter, with a flavor that matches their fragrance.

Let the flowers’ scent and beauty brighten your Gardyn, or any room using a Gardyn Vase. You can also sprinkle the petals over baked goods or salads for a pop of color.

✂️ Pruning: Check the roots monthly and trimming any that are brown or extending past the yPod. To encourage new flower bud development, remove dead flower heads, called deadheading. Snip any yellow or brown leaves if they appear, but as always, leave one third of the plant behind to let it continue growing so you can enjoy multiple waves of blooms.

🔎 Plant Health: Spider mites are a common pest, but you can use our prevention tricks to keep pests at bay!

🌻 Harvest: Enjoy your flowers anywhere in your home cut-free by using the Gardyn Vase! Alternatively, to use as an edible flower, cut the stems at a 45° angle under flower head, and use petals or full flowers as wanted. 

Our Plant Health & Nutrition Team thoroughly tests each variety we offer to bring you the most flavorful and high-quality plants. We regularly rotate our plant portfolio, so please note, availability varies.