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 |