Lemon Gem Signet Marigold is a cheerful, delicate flowering heirloom that brings continuous golden blooms to gardens from summer through fall. This cultivar of Tagetes tenuifolia grows just 12 inches tall with an airy, compact form that slots seamlessly into containers, borders, or cottage gardens. Reaching bloom in 56 to 70 days from seed, it rewards quick work with weeks of bright color and a natural ability to shrug off heat and drought once established.
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Full Sun
Moderate
10-11
12in H x 10in W
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Tiny, jewel-like flowers in warm lemon tones cover these wispy plants in a cloud of color from June through November. The foliage is feathery and fine, entirely unlike the coarser marigolds most gardeners know, giving it an almost delicate appearance that belies its toughness. Deer leave it alone, pollinators adore it, and once established it handles drought with ease, asking for little beyond full sun and occasional water.
Lemon Gem Signet Marigold is grown primarily for its ornamental flowers, which bloom abundantly throughout the warm months. Gardeners use it as a cheerful edging plant, a filler in mixed containers, and a cutting flower for small arrangements. Its compact growth habit and prolific blooming make it especially useful in tight spaces where larger marigolds would overwhelm the design.
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Sow seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date. Keep soil temperature between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit and sow seeds thinly, then keep the soil consistently moist. Seeds typically sprout in 4 to 14 days.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the danger of frost has passed, spacing them 6 inches apart.
Direct sow seeds outdoors after your last frost date.
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