- Depending on the variety, marigolds can be both annual and perennials. Choose the correct type based on your area.
- Marigolds can be grown indoors before the last frost or the threat of straight frost can be sown.
- For rich marigolds, place them under the full sun, give them water daily, trim the stems of leggy, and remove the fading flowers.
Marigolds (Tagett SPP.)) There are a popular flowers for garden beds, and come in a variety of cultivation with a series of sun colors. Many vegetable growers also planted him near tomatoes. Insect-deterining propertiesAlthough most often grown or purchased as annual, it is a minor fact that some less common marigold strands are perennials.
Below, we expand various marigold types that you should know before growing in your garden.
Are Marigolds perennial or annual?
The most commonly planted marigolds are annual, but there are some farming that are perennial bushes native to Mexico. Most marigolds sold by plant nursery or seed purveers are either French marigolds or African marigolds. Sometimes these varieties will rebuild themselves in the garden, they create confusion that they are perennial, but there are new plants in the spring, not old. There are also pot marigolds (Calandyula) Which are an annual flower that is usually grown from seeds.
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Popular types of marigolds
Many gardeners choose marigolds for their colors or shapes, but with many varieties available, it can be helpful in knowing their origin and vegetation characteristics.
Annual marigold
Annual marigold colors come into a very wide array of cultivated with a wide range of shapes and textures. There are three quite common varieties.
- French marigolds (Target Patula) : These are compact marigolds, growing up to 12 inches, with frilli, curved edges for their petals. This variety comes in a range of colors and is more likely to produce dark red-orange colors.
African marigolds (Tagett Ecta) : These marigolds can grow up to two feet and produce round, powder-puff-shaped flowers with several petals. The color range includes several yellow yellow and creamy white farming, as well as a range of lime green and orange. Popular ‘Crackerjack’ marigolds are African Marigold. - Signet marigolds (Tagetes Tenuifolia): This diversity has single-box flowers, although different farming can vary in height, from eight inches to two feet. These flowers have a string aroma and are considered the best botanical garden partner for the insect preventive.
Perennial marigolds
Although they are usually not sold in cold areas, these heat-loving perennial marigolds are indigenous bushes that grow well in warm climate.
- Mexican mint marigold (Tagett lucida, Mexican is also known as Taragon, this plant has culinary and medicinal uses. Taste and fragrance are similar to French Taragon, but this plant is easy to grow in warm climate. It is the smallest in perennial marigolds, which is 1-3 feet long. Hardy 7-10 in USDA Zone.
- Mountain Marigold (Tagets pamery, This semi-spinning bush consists of wooden stems, which often grows at height, and is 3–5 feet long and up to 6 feet wide. It contains aromatic leaves and small, golden yellow flowers that attract pollinators.
- Mexican Marigold (Tagets lamini, This herbi shrub has delicate, lassy leaves and covered with flowers like small, yellow daisies. Hardy 8-11 in USDA Zone.
How to plant marigold seeds
Marigolds are very easy to grow from seeds and can be introduced indoors before the final frost or sown directly after the risk of frost.
- Plant saplings well in corrugated potting soil or garden beds. If planting out, choose an incense location, and rake the soil first to loosen the surface. The seeds should only be planted on the surface of the soil and patted down lightly.
- Daily water. Light water with a fog sprayer until the sprout appears. Keep the soil moist but do not wet. Once transplanting is one inch long, water daily.
- Transplantation transplanting out. If growing indoors, then the risk of frost is planted outside transplanting in the past.
- Thin transplanting as required. Transplanting can be transplanted Or once they are at least two inches long.
Tips for Care of Marigolds
Marigolds are easy to take care and will bloom in all seasons.
- Grow in full sun. Marigolds bloom best in full sun, so be sure to plant or move them to an ideal place.
- Regular water. Although they like sun and heat, marigolds grow best with daily water.
- Deadhead spent flowers. Removal of flowers as they fade indicate more buds.
- Trim back the stems as required. If your marigolds start receiving “legery”, trim the stems lightly to shape the plants.
- Long plant when needed. Some long varieties of African marigold may require some stacking to support.
- Remove plants before late autumn. This will help prevent them from entering the seeds, but if you want to collect the seeds, they will appear because the final blooming has dried up.
Fasting
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Some annual marigolds will be re -prepared in the garden if the seeds are overwinter. This means that you will find new plants in the spring. But generally, you should plan to install new marigolds every year.
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If you want more plants in spring, you can let them go into the seeds in the garden, or you can collect seeds to plant them in the spring. If you do not want them to be ready, remove the plants in the late autumn in the middle as the flowers before drying up and before going to the seed.
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The natives of Mexico and Central America are some perennial marigolds that grow as bushes, not as flowers. These include Mexican Mint Marigolds (Tea. LucidaAka Mexican Taragon), Mexican Marigolds (Tea. Lamina), And mountain marigolds (Tea. Pameri,