Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0
French marigold
Plant·Tagetes patula
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 2–11
Hardiness
French marigold (Tagetes patula) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with tomato, cabbage and brussels sprouts.
Through the year
Out of seasonLeafing outFloweringDying back
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–7
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (medium)
Attracts pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects
Repels pest insects
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height15–60 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width15–45 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 0 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0