Marigolds – Spinning Wheels – Tagetes erecta Annual – These cheerful marigolds are quick to bloom, carefree and non-fussy. Their profusion of long lasting flowers and handsome blue-green foliage is perfect in any sunny spot and makes long blooming borders. Feed and water regularly. No need to pinch these self branching productive plants. Both butterflies and pollinators of all kinds are attracted to these flowers throughout the season. Strong blooming, mix of lemon, gold and orange flowers with dense centers edged with a pretty fringe of longer petals.
Variety Details
Botanical name:Tagetes erecta
Plant type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright
Crop category: Flower seed
Flower character: Annual – These cheerful marigolds are quick to bloom, carefree and non-fussy.
Recorded feature: Container Compatible
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1/4″
Germination: 7-10 Days
Height At Maturity: 1.5-2′
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 8-10″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Spinning Wheels Marigolds’ Butterfly Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Place ‘Spinning Wheels Marigolds’ Butterfly Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
