🌿 French Marigold
Tagetes patula
Compact, bushy annual with bright orange, yellow, and red blooms that add cheerful color and repel garden pests.
🌿 Annual in South Florida
🌍 Native Origin: Mexico & Central America
☀️ Light: Full sun
💧 Water: Moderate; prefers well-drained soil
📏 Size: 6–12" tall, 6–12" wide
🌸 Bloom Time: Spring through fall in South Florida
🪴 Landscape Use: Bedding, borders, edging, containers, or companion planting in vegetable gardens
💡 Casaplanta Tip: Use Coast of Maine Bumper Crop in garden beds to enrich soil and boost continuous blooming