Price range: £2.25 through £22.00
Lacy, bright green foliage with golden, star-like flowers with a strong scent. Ht. 20cm.
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Tagetes, Orange
Tagetes tenuifolia
Approx. 1000 seeds per gram
This free-flowering bedding plant has lacy bright green foliage and masses of golden star-like flowers which appeal to bees and beneficial insects.
Tagetes are strong scented and are used to deter whitefly from the greenhouse. They are also suitable for pots or containers.
Some decretive plants can cause illness if ingested or cause irritation to the skin. This includes Tagetes.
How to grow:
Sow from February to April in modules or trays, cover the seeds lightly and maintain a temperature of 18 degrees C. Prick out into trays 5 cm apart and harden off before planting out in flowering site in May. Allow 20 cm between plants.
Flowers:
June to September.