Marigold Seeds – Durango Tangerine

Brighten your garden with the French Marigold ‘Durango Tangerine’, a popular annual known for its vibrant tangerine-orange blooms and long-lasting color. These compact plants produce lush, double-petaled flowers that attract pollinators and add cheerful hues to borders, containers, and flower beds. Marigolds are easy to grow, highly tolerant to heat, and naturally repel certain garden pests, making them both decorative and practical.

Features:

• Produces bold, tangerine-orange double blooms

• Compact and bushy growth, ideal for containers and edges

• Attracts bees and butterflies

• Naturally deters common garden pests

• Excellent performance in full sun and warm climates

• Long flowering period from summer through fall

Specifications:

• Scientific Name: Tagetes patula

• Common Name: French Marigold

• Variety: Durango Tangerine

• Plant Type: Annual

• Plant Height: 10–12 inches (25–30 cm)

• Plant Spread: 8–10 inches (20–25 cm)

• Flower Color: Tangerine Orange

• Light Requirements: Full Sun

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil

• Watering: Moderate; avoid overwatering

• Germination Time: 7–14 days

• Blooming Season: Summer to Early Fall

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 2–11 (grown as annual)

• Sowing Months (Outdoors): March–June

• Transplanting/Flowering Months: May–October

• Ideal For: Borders, bedding, pots, and pollinator gardens