Coco Yellow marigold
Tagetes erecta 'Coco Yellow'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 3.5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Coco Yellow' marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Coco Yellow') is an annual for borders, containers, cut flowers, and specimen planting. 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 grows 36 to 42 inches tall and has fragrant yellow blooms that draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Drought tolerance makes it easy to care for.
Pairs well with Soleado zinnia, Matucana sweet pea, and Red fescue.