Durango Series French Marigolds are compact, bushy treasures that deliver vibrant color in a perfectly proportioned 10-12 inch mound. These adorable annuals bloom within 50-59 days, making them reliable performers from spring through frost in zones 3-11. With their dazzling anemone-like flower heads held aloft on sturdy stalks, they're small enough for indoor containers yet tough enough to thrive through hot summers. The Durango Series combines the ornamental appeal of French marigolds with a tidy, manageable habit that fits seamlessly into any garden design.
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Full Sun
Moderate
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Durango Series marigolds pack serious visual punch into a compact footprint, producing those distinctive layered, pom-pom-like flowers that seem almost too perfect to be real. Their robust bush structure stays neat and tidy without constant deadheading, and they reach full flower production in just 50-59 days from seed. Unlike leggy marigold types, these stay proportional and full from base to tip, making them equally at home in a sunny windowsill as they are in garden beds or containers.
Durango Series French Marigolds are grown primarily as ornamental flowers for garden beds, container plantings, and indoor gardening. Their compact size and prolific blooming habit make them excellent choices for adding continuous color to patios, borders, and mixed containers throughout the growing season.
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Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. Sow on the soil surface or press seeds very lightly into moist seed-starting mix, as they need light to germinate. Keep soil warm (70-75°F) and consistently moist. Seedlings should emerge within 7-10 days and will be ready to transplant outdoors after their first true leaves develop.
Transplant hardened-off seedlings outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Space plants 6 inches apart, allowing 24 inches between rows. Marigolds are cold-sensitive annuals, so wait until nighttime temperatures stay above 50°F before setting them out.
Direct sow seeds outdoors after the last frost date when soil has warmed to at least 60°F. Press seeds lightly into soil or scatter on the surface, as light aids germination. Keep soil consistently moist until seedlings are established.
Durango Series marigolds require minimal pruning due to their naturally compact, bushy growth habit. Pinch back the growing tips of young plants when they reach 3-4 inches tall to encourage fuller branching and more flower buds. Deadheading spent blooms will extend flowering, though these varieties are fairly self-cleaning and will continue blooming without it.
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