French Marigold 'Durango Tangerine'

Common name: French marigold

Description: 'Durango Tangerine' is a compact, bushy French marigold producing an abundance of large, fully double, warm tangerine-orange blooms throughout the summer season. The Durango series is renowned for its weather-resistance, uniformity, and long flowering period, and 'Durango Tangerine' is a consistently reliable performer in beds, borders, and containers. It also makes a useful companion plant in the vegetable garden, where its scent is believed to deter aphids and whitefly.

Other benefits: long flowering season, useful companion plant in vegetable gardens, weather-resistant, low maintenance, good for containers and borders

Wildlife attraction: Bees and hoverflies are reliably attracted to the flowers throughout summer.

Height & spread (approx.) at maturity: 25–35cm x 25cm

Position: Full sun; thrives in warm, open positions.

Soil pH: Neutral; tolerant of most well-drained soils.

Moisture: Moderate; water regularly but avoid waterlogging.

Winter hardiness: Frost-tender half-hardy annual; plant out from mid-May once all risk of frost has passed and enjoy until the first frosts of autumn.