White Swan marigold
Tagetes erecta 'White Swan'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white, cream
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Swan' marigold (Tagetes erecta 'White Swan') is an annual for borders, containers, cut flowers, and specimen use. 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. It grows in a clump and bears cream flowers in summer and again in autumn. Deer rarely make it their first choice. The fragrant blooms draw butterflies and hummingbirds.
Pairs well with Soleado zinnia, Matucana sweet pea, and Red fescue.