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Annuals · 8 varieties

Marigold

Easy gold and orange from spring to frost — the vegetable garden's favorite companion.

Photo coming — we shoot these on our own benches. Want to see it now? Call (763) 742-8774.
Light
Full sun
Height
8–14″ varies by variety
Spread
6–14″
Deer
Usually left alone
Pollinators
Bees and butterflies work it
Containers
Good in pots
Pets
Not on the ASPCA list ask us

Height varies a lot between varieties here — anywhere from 8″ to 14″. Check the tag, or ask us which one suits the spot you have in mind.

Mounds and fills — the filler that knits a planting together.

The 8 Marigold varieties we grow

Every variety we grow. Photos are going up through the season. Tap the on any variety to save it to your list. Availability changes daily — call (763) 742-8774 for what’s on the bench today.

Lanna Lace10–12″ × 8–10″Creamy white double blooms that shed rain on a dwarf African marigold for beds and pots.
Fireball10–12″ × 6–8″Blooms open red and age to bronze and gold, several fiery shades on one mounded plant.
Inca II Yellow12–14″ × 12–14″
Janie Deep Orange8–10″ × 6–8″
Strawberry Blonde8–10″ × 8–10″Double crested blooms mixing bronzy red, yellow and peachy pink on a bushy edging plant.
Taishan Gold10–12″ × 8–10″
Taishan Orange10–12″ × 8–10″
Zenith Lemon Yellow14″ × 14″

Plant it with

Marigold likes full sun. These share its light and mix tall, mounding and trailing shapes, so a pot or bed fills out:

ZinniaCelosiaVerbenaGomphrenaCleomeScaevola

More annuals

LantanaLisianthusLobeliaLysimachiaMimosa (Sensitive Plant)MimulusMuehlenbeckia axillarisNemesia

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Grown chemical-free in our own seven greenhouses in East Bethel — not trucked in. Come see it in person, or use the plant picker to find what suits your spot.