Flowers
Tagetes 'Tangerine Gem'
African Marigold
Easy-to-grow, half-hardy, dwarf annual producing masses of tangerine flowers all summer long. Incredibly attractive to bees and butterflies. Excellent addition to a kitchen-garden. Use the edible petals in salads. Very ornamental at the edge of a border, lining a pathway, or in a pot.
- Plant type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full sun
- Height
- 30cm
- Spread
- 20cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow inside from Feb-April on the surface of good seed compost. Only cover seeds with dusting of compost as light aids the germination process. Keep in propagator or a warm window sill at 20-24°C. Grow on in cooler conditions and pot up when large enough to handle before gradually acclimatising them and planting out 30cm apart, ideally in a sunny position once risk of frost has passed. Or sow where they are to flower in May-June.
Aftercare
Pick flowers regularly and remove any deadheads to extend flowering season, no need for feeding.
Gallery
Ref. SET002