Alumia Vanilla Cream French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Alumia Vanilla Cream'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 12 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Brown/copper, yellow, orange, red, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alumia Vanilla Cream' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Alumia Vanilla Cream') is an annual for borders, containers, and accents. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound up to 12 inches tall and blooms in spring, summer, and autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit the fragrant flowers. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Drought tolerance makes it easy to grow.
Pairs well with Mealycup sage, Cornflower, and Creeping thyme.