Big Duck Orange F1 marigold
Tagetes erecta 'Big Duck Orange F1'
AAS Winner 2019
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Big Duck Orange F1' marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Big Duck Orange F1') is an annual for borders, containers, and low maintenance beds. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping, fragrant mound that tolerates drought and draws butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It blooms from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Mealycup sage, Purple top, and Cosmos.