Safari Scarlet French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Safari Scarlet'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- 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
'Safari Scarlet' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Safari Scarlet') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flowers. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its fragrant blooms mix orange, red, yellow, and copper and draw butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Plants stay compact and clumping.
Pairs well with Mealycup sage, Cornflower, and Cosmos.