Konstance African marigold
Tagetes erecta 'Konstance'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- 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
'Konstance' African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Konstance') 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 grows as a clumping plant up to 24 inches tall. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The fragrant blooms come in copper, yellow, orange, and red, and they attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Pairs well with Cosmos, Mealycup sage, and Cornflower.