Description
Mr Fothergills Tagetes Starfire Mixed Seeds produce bright, sparkling flowers in warm shades of yellow, red and gold, creating a bold summer display that thrives in sunny borders and containers.
Key Features
- Vibrant mix of yellow, red, gold and striking bicolour flowers
- Compact, bushy plants ideal for containers and edging
- Half hardy annual with long-lasting summer colour
- Easy to grow and low maintenance
- Lightly fragrant flowers that attract bees and butterflies
- Performs best in full sun
Product Description
Mr Fothergills Tagetes Starfire Mixed (Tagetes tenuifolia) is a lively and dependable bedding plant, perfect for adding warmth and colour to garden displays. This variety produces masses of small, brightly coloured flowers with eye-catching bicolour markings that sparkle in summer sunlight. The neat, dwarf growth habit makes Tagetes Starfire Mixed ideal for containers, borders and beds, where it can be used to fill gaps or create bold, cheerful planting schemes. Easy to grow and free-flowering, these plants provide continuous colour from mid-summer through to autumn and are well suited to both formal and informal gardens.
Specifications
- Brand: Mr Fothergills
- Product type: Flower seeds
- Botanical name: Tagetes tenuifolia
- Genus: Annuals / Bedding
- Plant class: Half hardy annual
- Flower colour: Red, yellow and bicolour
- Plant height: Approximately 25cm (10in)
- Habit: Bushy, dwarf
- Situation: Full sun
- Suitable for: Containers and borders
- Seed quantity: 250 seeds
- Flowers / Harvest: July to end of October
Planting & Care Tips
- Sow indoors from February to the end of April
- Sow or plant outdoors from April to May once frost risk has passed
- Grow in well-drained soil in a warm, sunny position
- Water regularly, especially when grown in containers
- Remove faded flowers to encourage continued blooming
Why Choose Tagetes Starfire Mixed Seeds?
Ideal for gardeners who want strong colour with minimal effort, Mr Fothergills Tagetes Starfire Mixed Seeds deliver vibrant summer impact, compact growth and reliable flowering – perfect for brightening containers, borders and sunny garden spaces.
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