1 grams / packet
1. Short Description
56 – 63 days. Petite Mixture marigold seeds are an adorable, compact, and vibrant addition to grow in any home or garden. Marigold seeds are durable and easy to grow, ideal for indoor containers and planters or for a charming border around the flower bed. Petite Mixture seeds are the smallest and one of the most unique varieties of marigolds, perfect to decorate indoors, give as a potted gift, or to keep the butterflies fluttering around the garden. Petite Mixture seeds promise neat and tolerant marigolds ideal for gardens prone to heat, drought, and poor soils.
2. More Details and tips:
Growing Petite Mixture Marigold Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Tagetes patula
- Other Names: French Marigold
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Petite Mixture marigold is a hardy full sun performer and most commonly sown directly after the frost but, for earliest blooms, begin seeds 6 – 8 weeks indoors prior to the frost. Marigolds will take 7 – 21 days to germinate in full lighting.
- Days to Maturity: 56 – 63 days
- Germination rate: 85%
- Hardiness Zone: 2 – 11
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ¼” deep
- Plant Spacing: 6”
- Growth Habit: dwarfed 6” tall shrubby mound with a 6” spread of 1 – 2” semi-double and fully double blooms
- Soil Preference: Average, evenly moist, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Petite Mixture marigold is a vigorous full sun performer native to Mexico and known to tolerate gardens prone to heat, drought, and clay soils. Plants must be properly drained and ventilated are may be susceptible to powdery mildew, root rot, leaf spots, and Botrytis. Marigold has no serious pests but monitor regularly for spider mites and thrips.
- Color: Mix of golden yellow, orange, and sunburst
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Seeds Per Package:
- 1 g - Approximately 200 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 6,100 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 24,400 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 97,600 Seeds
Petite Mixture marigold is a hardy full sun performer and most commonly sown directly after the frost but, for earliest blooms, begin seeds 6 – 8 weeks indoors prior to the frost. Marigolds will take 7 – 21 days to germinate in full lighting. Plant 2 – 3 Petite Mixture marigold seeds ¼” deep and 6” apart in average, evenly moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Petite Mixture marigold is a vigorous full sun performer native to Mexico and known to tolerate gardens prone to heat, drought, and clay soils. Plants must be properly drained and ventilated are may be susceptible to powdery mildew, root rot, leaf spots, and Botrytis. Marigold has no serious pests but monitor regularly for spider mites and thrips. Petite Mixture marigold seeds mature in 56 – 63 days as dwarfed 6” tall shrubby mounds with a 6” spread of 1 – 2” semi-double and fully double blooms.
Tagetes patula, or more commonly known as French Marigold, is one of the most awarded, recognized, and cultivated flowers in the entire world. Tagetes patula is native to Mexico and Guatemala despite having the misleading name of French marigold. Marigold has been used for thousands of years by pre-Spanish civilizations in medicine, food, dyes, and ritual.
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