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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Russet
Yellow
Bi-Color: Orange and Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Bonanza
Cultivar name: 'Dwarf Bonanza Blend'
Common names
  • French Marigold
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tagetes erecta
  • Synonym: Tagetes patula

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Location: The Natural State (Arkansas)
Date: 2020-05-03
Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On April 2, 2015 Transplanted
14 to pots
dragonfetti On March 25, 2015 Seeds germinated
dragonfetti On March 20, 2015 Seeds sown
CA container
dragonfetti On March 19, 2015 Obtained plant
Dollar Tree
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