Marigold 'French Petite Series Mix' Seeds

Marigold 'French Petite Series Mix' - 30x Seeds

Petite Series Mix is made up from all the various types of Petite seeds, to ensure a mix of colours. This variety displays an abundance of small flowers in mixed colours with crested centre. This dwarf Marigold has small, button-like flowers in shades of gold, orange, yellow, red and bi-colours. Plants grow to just 25cm tall and are long-blooming. Recommended for containers as well as beds & borders

Marigolds are a wonderful flower to plant in your garden, but they also serve many purposes as companion plants in Vegetable gardens. Used to attract many parasitic insects that help protect your garden and are excellent for suppressing nematodes and other unwanted bugs in the garden. They make an excellent companion plant and is known to be one of the best suppressants of twitch or couch grass. 

Marigold petals can be added to salads and make lovely edible garnish on cakes and other dishes. The leaves can be eaten and do not taste as strong as they smell. They can be used to colour cheeses and butter and added to herbal teas.  

Adaptable to most garden soils in an open sunny position. Self seeds easily.