Durango Flame French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Durango Flame'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 12 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, orange, bicolor
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Durango Flame' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Durango Flame') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. 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 stays compact at 8 to 12 inches tall and bears red, orange, and bicolor blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It sits low on the menu for deer. Drought tolerance makes it an easy pick.
Pairs well with Old Mexico zinnia, Rubenza cosmos, and Red fescue.