Bonanza Bee French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Bonanza Bee'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 10 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, gold
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bonanza Bee' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Bonanza Bee') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It makes compact, clumping plants with double crested red and gold flowers. The blooms are fragrant and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Apricotta cosmos, Red fescue, and Snowflake moss phlox.