| Description | Sugar and Spice Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is an annual with creamy white double flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ta-GEE-tees) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | not frost hardy |
| Flowers | Two-inch creamy yellow double carnation-like flowers. |
| Fruit | Seeds are called an achene. |
| Dimensions | 16 inches |
| Maintenance | Deadheading helps to increase flowering and maintain plants' fullness. |
| Propagation | Easy from tailed seeds. |
| Misc Facts | This is considered a heirloom Marigold. |
| Notes & Reference | #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of Marigold Sugar and Spice |