Mr Fothergills Marigold (French) Red Cherry Seeds

Description

Mr Fothergills Marigold (French) Red Cherry Seeds

Mr Fothergills Marigold (French) Red Cherry Seeds produce stunning, crested blooms in deep mahogany-red with intricate gold edging, creating a bold and dramatic display. These compact French marigolds are ideal for adding vibrant colour to borders, beds and containers throughout the summer.

Key Features

• Large, richly coloured red-and-gold crested blooms

• Compact, bushy plants ideal for borders, tubs and edging

• Easy to grow and drought tolerant once established

• Attracts bees and other pollinators to the garden

• Long flowering period from early summer to autumn

Product Description

Marigold (French) Red Cherry delivers exceptional visual impact with its velvety mahogany-red flowers trimmed with fine golden highlights. These compact plants form neat mounds of bright green foliage that perfectly showcase the vivid blooms, making them an excellent choice for formal bedding schemes, cottage gardens or colourful container arrangements.

This half-hardy annual thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, performing reliably even in hot, dry conditions. Once established, the plants require minimal care and continue flowering over a long season, rewarding gardeners with continuous bursts of colour. Marigolds are also well-known for their natural ability to deter pests, making them a practical yet ornamental addition to vegetable gardens and companion planting schemes.

Highly attractive to pollinators, these vibrant flowers support garden biodiversity while bringing rich colour both outdoors and indoors if used as cut flowers.

Specifications

• Botanical Name: Tagetes patula

• Plant Class: Half Hardy Annual

• Height: 25cm / 10in

• Position: Full Sun

• Habit: Bushy, dwarf, ground cover

• Colour: Red with gold edging

• Attractive to: Bees

• Flowering: JuneOctober

Sowing & Growing Tips

• Indoors: Sow FebruaryApril, 0.5cm deep in trays of moist compost.

• Keep at 1520C until seedlings appear (1421 days).

• Transplant seedlings 5cm apart and grow on in cooler conditions.

• Harden off before planting out MayJune, spacing 20cm apart.

• Outdoors: Sow AprilMay, 1.5cm deep in watered, well-prepared soil.

• Thin seedlings as needed and water until established.

Add Bold, Fiery Colour to Your Summer Garden

Bring exceptional vibrancy and texture to beds, borders and containers with Marigold (French) Red Cherry Seeds. A reliable, easy-to-grow favourite that blooms beautifully all season long.