Tiger Eyes French marigold
Tagetes patula 'Tiger Eyes'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup 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
'Tiger Eyes' French marigold (Tagetes patula 'Tiger Eyes') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flower displays. 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. The fragrant blooms come in brown, copper, yellow, orange, and red, and they draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. It also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Mealycup sage, First Knight fountain grass, and Black-eyed Susan.