Sugar & Spice White African marigold
Tagetes erecta 'Sugar & Spice White'
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
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sugar & Spice White' African marigold (Tagetes erecta 'Sugar & Spice White') is an annual for borders, containers, and low maintenance beds. 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. It sits low on the menu for deer. It grows in a clumping form up to 24 inches tall. The flowers draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds, and the plant is fragrant and drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Mealycup sage, Purple top, and Cosmos.