🎪🌼 Tagetes Clown – Tall Marigold Seeds (200 Seeds) | Bicolor Blooms, Vibrant Garden Showstopper (Tagetes patula)

Description:

Bring a playful burst of color to your garden with Tagetes Clown – a striking tall marigold variety known for its bicolor blooms of deep red and golden yellow. Belonging to the Tagetes patula species, these flamboyant flowers stand tall and proud, attracting pollinators and admiration alike. With 200 seeds per pack, you'll have plenty to fill borders, beds, or containers.

🌱 Key Information:

• Latin Name: Tagetes patula

• Common Name: French Marigold ‘Clown’

• Bloom Colors: Red with golden-yellow edges (bicolor)

• Plant Height: 60–80 cm (24–32 inches)

• Growth Habit: Upright, bushy

• Plant Type: Annual

• Blooming Season: Late spring through fall (May–October)

• Sowing Time: Indoors – 6–8 weeks before last frost; Outdoors – after last frost

• Germination Time: 5–14 days

• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Type: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerant of poor soil

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.5

• Watering Needs: Moderate; water when topsoil is dry

• Spacing: 25–30 cm (10–12 inches)

• Uses: Garden beds, borders, pollinator gardens, containers, companion planting

• Pollinator Benefits: Attracts bees and butterflies

• Special Features: Deer-resistant, pest-repelling, heat-tolerant, long blooming

🌼 Growing Tips:

• Sow seeds in trays or directly outdoors in a sunny location.

• Thin seedlings to avoid overcrowding.

• Remove spent flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming.

• Avoid overwatering; marigolds prefer slightly dry conditions once established.

🎉 Fun Fact: The striking color contrast of Tagetes Clown makes it a favorite for children’s gardens, school projects, and bold floral displays.

Each pack contains 0.5 g or around 200 seeds

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