Crackerjack Mix Marigold African marigold
Tagetes erecta 'Crackerjack Mix Marigold'
USDA zones7 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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Notes
'Crackerjack Mix Marigold' African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Crackerjack Mix Marigold') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its fragrant blooms open from early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit them. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Mealycup sage, Purple top, Cosmos, and Spider flower.