Durango Tangerine Marigold is a compact, vigorous French marigold that brings vibrant tangerine tones to gardens across hardiness zones 2, 11. At just 50 days from seed to flowering, these open-pollinated plants mature quickly and reward early planting with weeks of steady blooms. Their neat, bushy habit and container-friendly nature make them adaptable to beds, borders, window boxes, and mass plantings, while their frost-tender nature means they thrive as warm-season annuals in most climates.
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New to many seed catalogs, this compact cultivar combines vigor with restraint, staying tightly branched without excessive sprawl. The flowers open fully while maintaining tight centers, creating a polished appearance that lasts throughout the season. At 8-inch spacing, these plants pack density into small spaces, making them exceptional for defining garden edges or filling container combinations quickly.
Durango Tangerine Marigold shines as a bedding flower for summer color, particularly in mass plantings where their uniform, compact growth creates bold sweeps of tangerine bloom. Their container-friendly habit and moderate water needs suit window boxes, patio containers, and border edgings where consistent, long-season color matters. Gardeners use them to define garden spaces, brighten difficult-to-fill corners, and create color blocking in landscape designs.
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Sow seeds 4, 6 weeks before your intended transplant date into 72-cell flats or preferred seedling containers, lightly covering the seed. For flowering plants in packs, sow 8 weeks before your desired bloom time. Maintain a soil temperature of 70, 80°F for reliable germination. Transplant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last frost date when soil has warmed. Space plants 8 inches apart. Ensure they are hardened off gradually to outdoor light and temperature conditions before planting.
Direct seed 1/4 inch deep into garden soil after frost danger has passed and soil has warmed.
Pinching young plants encourages branching and fuller growth, resulting in more flower heads per plant. This simple technique early in the season pays dividends in plant density and bloom count.
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