Strawberry Blonde French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Strawberry Blonde'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size9 to 12 inches tall6 to 9 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Various shades of yellow, coral-pink, and deep red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Strawberry Blonde' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Strawberry Blonde') is an annual for borders, containers, and annual beds. 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 forms a clumping mound 9 to 12 inches tall, and the fragrant flowers in yellow, coral-pink, and deep red attract butterflies. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Ageratum, Celosia, and Red fescue.