giant marigold seed Giant Yellow Marigold

giant marigold seed Giant Yellow MarigoldGiant Yellow Marigold is the perfect marigold for a cutting garden and is extremely long lasting in arrangments. Its massive ball shaped flowers are consistently shaped and have prolific blooms with sturdy stems. It performs well in the flower garden and will display a vibrant yellow throughout the season. Grows to 36 40. 25 seeds PLANTING Tagestes erecta Annual Germination: 7 10 days Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70 75F. Seed

Giant Yellow Marigold is the perfect marigold for a cutting garden and is extremely long-lasting in arrangments. Its massive ball-shaped flowers are consistently shaped and have prolific blooms with sturdy stems. It performs well in the flower garden and will display a vibrant yellow throughout the season. Grows to 36-40”.

25 seeds

PLANTING

Tagestes erecta

Annual 

Germination: 7-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF.

Seed Planting Depth: Sow on the surface and lightly cover

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 4-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperature. Transplant after last frost, space 8-15" apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: Starting a week or two before the last frost date into early summer. Sow a few seeds every 8-15", thin to the most robust seedlings, or sow seeds close together, 1 per inch, and when you thin the seedlings transplant them to other places in the garden. 

Growth Habit: Mounded

Height and Width: 36-40” x 18-24”

Spacing: 12-18" apart

Light Needs:  Full sun

Soil Needs:  Average, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: 60-70 days

Uses: Flower beds, containers, and planters

Care: Water seedlings regularly until established. Pinch back plants when they are young for a bushier growth habit. Deadhead to prolong blooming. Amend soil with compost before sowing or transplanting or apply liquid fertilizer a few times a season.