Grow guide
How to grow Marigold French Queen Sophia
Tagetes patula
- Type
- Marigold
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 45–65 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 21 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
AAS 1979 open-pollinated French marigold with dark orange petals edged in gold; 12-14 in. plants with 2-2.5 in. single blooms, strong for cutting and borders.
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