Brocade French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Brocade'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 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
'Brocade' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Brocade') is an annual for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens. 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 is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It forms a clump 6 to 12 inches tall with fragrant blooms in brown, copper, yellow, orange, and red. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Apricotta cosmos, Lemon Mint monarda, and Zucchini.