Tagetes erecta 'Kees Orange'
- Product number: 555055
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Latin: Tagetes erecta
This large-flowered African marigold was selected for the darkest orange hue, who knows, maybe a red variety will emerge someday...?
Height 70 cm, a strong cut flower!
Giant-flowered African marigolds (5-10 cm in diameter) remind me of my childhood; I loved their scent and enjoyed walking through fields of these big guys. The large spherical flowers are a nice old-fashioned decoration for the garden, and for the taller types: they are excellent for cutting!
This Tagetes also works against harmful nematodes (eelworms); for more crops, see the chapter "Useful Plants" in the "Disease-repellent Plants" group.
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Latin: Tagetes erecta
Dutch: Reuzenbloemige Afrikanen
Also: Grootbloemige afrikaan
English: African Marigold
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- Flower colour: Dark orange
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Tagetes erecta
- Dutch: Giant-flowered Africans
- Also known as: African Marigold
- English: African Marigold
