Flowers

Tagetes 'Starfire Mix'

Mexican Marigold

A colourful Marigold well-suited to companion planting in vegetable gardens, grown along border edges or in pots. These useful flowers are versatile in the garden, drawing in beneficial insects while making a colourful impact. The petals are edible and look particularly decorative in salads.

Plant type: Annual
Position: Full Sun
Height: 25cm
Spread: 25cm

Growing calendar

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Sow indoors

Sow outdoors

Flowering

Sowing & growing

Sow inside Feb-May in moist, well-drained seed compost. Lightly cover with a fine sprinkling of compost. Germinate in warm temperatures of 21-24°C. Once the seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant to pots and gradually acclimatise before planting out in frost-free conditions, 30cm apart. Alternatively sow in-situ outdoors by raking seeds into a prepared seed bed, once risk of frost has passed.

Aftercare

Regularly deadhead to encourage more blooms.

Gallery

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