| Description | Burning Embers Marigold (Tagetes) A medium to tall heirloom Marigold originating in the Linnaeus Garden in Uppsala, Sweden. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full. mostly sunning |
| Moisture | average. some additional during dry spells |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | mahogany-crimson with thin gold edge, also: pure yellow, oranges, oranges with a splash of amber pink, yellow with different patterns of reds, as the temperatures get cooler the number of "Burning Embers" type flowers appear in greater numbers |
| Dimensions | my plants reached 36-40 by 30 inches (HS), I have seen it listed as only getting less than 24 inches tall, makes me wonder who is growing the correct plant, a contributor on "Daves Garden" who grew this Marigold for over 15 years comment it reached about 40 inches by the end of the growing season. She was from Sweden ( ttps://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/209293/#b) |
| Maintenance | may or may not need to be staked, the more water and fertilizer it gets the greater the possibility of needing staking |
| Propagation | easy from seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Linnaeus Garden in Uppsala, Sweden |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Tagetes patula Burning Embers', Tagetes erecta Burning Embers |
| Author's Notes | Not a lot of information on this plant and the information that is out on the net seems to be copy-pasted. |
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