MARIGOLD 🏵️
Brilliant annuals for Teton Valley gardens.
About the Plant
A reliable garden favorite producing a flush of vivid yellow, orange, and mahogany blooms. These heat-loving annuals feature stinky leaves that naturally deter common garden pests. Perfect for borders, containers, and companion planting with vegetables.
The marigold (cempasúchil) is essential to Día de los Muertos because their bright color and pungent scent are believed to act as a spiritual guide, leading the souls of the departed from their graves back to their family’s ofrenda.
GROWING SPECIFICS
Sun Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours)
Plant Height: 10–24"
Planting Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: 1" (thin to 8–12")
Days to Maturity: 50–70 days
ZONE 4B GUIDELINES
Indoor Start: Sow 6–8 weeks before the last frost (approx. April)
Outdoor Planting: Transplant only after the soil has warmed and the danger of frost is entirely past (typically late June).
Frost Hardiness: Low. Marigolds will die with the first hard freeze. Harvested blooms are long lasting.
About 50 seeds per packet.
MARIGOLD 🏵️
Brilliant annuals for Teton Valley gardens.
About the Plant
A reliable garden favorite producing a flush of vivid yellow, orange, and mahogany blooms. These heat-loving annuals feature stinky leaves that naturally deter common garden pests. Perfect for borders, containers, and companion planting with vegetables.
The marigold (cempasúchil) is essential to Día de los Muertos because their bright color and pungent scent are believed to act as a spiritual guide, leading the souls of the departed from their graves back to their family’s ofrenda.
GROWING SPECIFICS
Sun Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours)
Plant Height: 10–24"
Planting Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: 1" (thin to 8–12")
Days to Maturity: 50–70 days
ZONE 4B GUIDELINES
Indoor Start: Sow 6–8 weeks before the last frost (approx. April)
Outdoor Planting: Transplant only after the soil has warmed and the danger of frost is entirely past (typically late June).
Frost Hardiness: Low. Marigolds will die with the first hard freeze. Harvested blooms are long lasting.
About 50 seeds per packet.
