Tagetes erecta 'Eskimo' / 'Arctic'
- Product number: 555100
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Latin: Tagetes erecta
Creamy white flowers (with occasional variations), beautifully spherical on semi-tall, 40-60cm high stems (40cm in dry weather). Although germination is not always optimal, this variety produces very strong plants that flower abundantly even in a rainy summer.
Giant-flowered marigolds (5-10 cm in diameter) remind me of my childhood; I loved their scent and enjoyed walking through fields of these big beauties. The large, spherical flowers are a wonderfully old-fashioned adornment for the garden, and for the taller types, they are excellent for cutting!
This Tagetes also acts against harmful nematodes; for more crops, see the chapter “Useful Plants” in the group “Disease-resistant Plants”.
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Latin: Tagetes erecta
Dutch: Reuzenbloemige Witte Afrikaan
Also known as: Afrikaanse goudsbloem
English: African Marigold
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- Flower colour: Cream-white with occasional off-colors
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Tagetes erecta
- Dutch: Giant-flowered White African
- Also known as: African marigold
- English: African Marigold
