🌼🌞 Aztec Marigold (Tagetes erecta) – 60 Seeds

Description:

Brighten your garden with bold, long-lasting blooms using Aztec Marigold (Tagetes erecta)—also known as African Marigold. These tall, stately annuals are cherished for their large, pom-pom-like flowers in vibrant shades of gold, orange, and yellow. A favorite for garden beds, borders, and festive displays like Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Aztec Marigolds are also natural pest repellents, making them perfect companions in vegetable gardens.

🌿 Botanical Name: Tagetes erecta

Also known as: African Marigold, American Marigold, Cempasúchil

✨ Key Features:

• Extra-large, globe-shaped blooms

• Striking orange and yellow hues

• Excellent for borders, mass plantings, and cut flowers

• Deters aphids, nematodes, and other pests

• Long blooming period – from summer until frost

• Cultural significance in Mexican traditions and festivals

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Start indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost

• Or direct sow outdoors after danger of frost has passed

🕰 Bloom Time: Early summer to fall
📏 Plant Height: 60–90 cm (24–36 inches)
📏 Spacing: 25–30 cm (10–12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 21–24°C (70–75°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic

• Watering: Moderate; avoid overwatering

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Deadhead regularly to extend blooming season

• Avoid overly rich soil, which can lead to leggy growth

• Great companion plant in vegetable gardens (repels pests)

• Perfect for ceremonial gardens, pollinator gardens, and vibrant borders

• Makes stunning, long-lasting cut flowers for bouquets

Contains 0.3 grams or around 60 seeds. Cream or off withe color

Tagetes erecta