Bonanza Deep Orange French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Bonanza Deep Orange'
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
- Orange
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bonanza Deep Orange' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Bonanza Deep Orange') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. 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 compact clump with double crested orange flowers that attract butterflies. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Cut a few stems for a small bouquet.
Pairs well with Apricotta cosmos, Red fescue, and Snowflake moss phlox.