Marigold Spinning Wheels Seeds – Heirloom African Favorite
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-8723-MAR-DT
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Tagetes erecta 'Spinning Wheels' is an extraordinary open-pollinated heirloom African marigold selection prized for its unique, bi-level bloom architecture and brilliant warm tones. Growing into robust, bushy plants reaching 18 to 24 inches in height, it produces bold 3- to 4-inch flowers with a dense, ruffled central pompom fringed by a surrounding collar of longer, flat ray petals—resembling colorful spinning pinwheels. The vibrant color mix includes rich shades of golden-yellow, bright lemon, and deep orange, set against aromatic, deep blue-green foliage. Extremely fast-growing, heat-tolerant, and pest-resilient, Spinning Wheels provides non-stop color from early summer until frost while acting as a natural protector in vegetable gardens.
Spécifications
- Plant Name: Tagetes erecta 'Spinning Wheels' / African Marigold
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Warm-Season Annual Flower
- Color: Warm spectrum mix of bright lemon, golden-yellow,
- deep orange: deep orange
- Plant Characteristics: Bushy, self-branching habit (18–24 inches tall / 45–60 cm), 3- to 4-inch bi-level crested blooms, dense dark blue-green aromatic foliage, high heat tolerance
- Suitable Space: Vegetable garden borders, companion plots, middle garden beds, cottage gardens, patio containers
- Season: Early Summer through Autumn (Fast-Growing Annual)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors late May once soil has thoroughly warmed
- frost danger has passed. Alternatively, start indoors early-to-mid April in plug trays or soil blocks (lightly cover seeds; germinates rapidly in 4–7 days); transplant outdoors late May.: frost danger has passed. Alternatively, start indoors early-to-mid April in plug trays or soil blocks (lightly cover seeds; germinates rapidly in 4–7 days); transplant outdoors late May.
- Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
- Watering Needs: Low to Moderate (requires regular watering to establish; highly drought-
- heat-tolerant once rooted): heat-tolerant once rooted)
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