Botanical name: Tagetes patula

Common name: French marigold

25 seeds per packet

A compact, free-flowering annual prized for its vivid orange, gold, red, and bicolored blooms. Plants develop a dense, branching habit and bloom heavily through the warm season, making them an excellent choice for borders, containers, vegetable gardens, and pollinator plantings.

French marigolds perform best in full sun and well-drained soil and are generally easy to grow from seed. Regular deadheading can encourage continued flowering, although many plants will bloom steadily without much attention.

The flowers attract bees and other beneficial insects, while the strongly scented foliage has made marigolds a traditional companion plant in vegetable gardens.

These seeds were grown and harvested from plants in 2026.

A colorful, easy-to-grow annual for gardens, pollinators, and summer-long blooms.