Marigold ‘La Ribera’
Tagetes erecta
Description
Towering, bushy plants are vigorous and produce large, fuzzy, tangerine-colored flowers in a range of different forms, including fully double, semi-double, and single, as well as a few without any petals at all. The flowers are too inconsistent for cut flower production, but it is a fun garden variety and a favorite with the crew here on the farm.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 48 to 60 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 70 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Height: 48 to 60 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 70 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Marigolds can also be direct-seeded once the weather has warmed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when flowers are about half open and strip off most of the foliage. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.
Details
Description
Towering, bushy plants are vigorous and produce large, fuzzy, tangerine-colored flowers in a range of different forms, including fully double, semi-double, and single, as well as a few without any petals at all. The flowers are too inconsistent for cut flower production, but it is a fun garden variety and a favorite with the crew here on the farm.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 48 to 60 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 70 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Height: 48 to 60 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 70 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Marigolds can also be direct-seeded once the weather has warmed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when flowers are about half open and strip off most of the foliage. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.
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How to Grow
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How to Grow
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