French Marigold

Tagetes patula 'Alumia Vanilla Cream' Asteraceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Annual

Biocultural value

In India marigold flowers are offered to the goddess Bhagwati during the fall Navrati festival.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

George W. Park Seed Co. Inc.

Description

Large-flowered, strong-stemmed, anemone-flowered marigold that will all reach the same height and bloom at the same time in garden or container. Vanilla Cream is the showpiece of the series, with a hue of pale primrose-yellow in the central cluster of petals, surrounded by lighter cream petals.

USDA Hardiness Zone

10

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses