Tangerine Gem marigold
Tagetes tenuifolia 'Tangerine Gem'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 18 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tangerine Gem' marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia 'Tangerine Gem') 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 soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms a dense, fragrant mound that reaches 10 to 18 inches tall, and butterflies and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Apricotta cosmos, Old Mexico zinnia, and Red fescue.