Durango Red French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Durango Red'
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
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Durango Red' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Durango Red') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The compact, clumping plants grow 8 to 12 inches tall with red blooms that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Rubenza cosmos, Old Mexico zinnia, and Butterfly sweet pea.