Tagetes patula 'Golden Boy' / 'Petite Gold'
- Product number: 556200
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Latin: Tagetes patula
Golden-yellow, rather spherical, double flowers. A warm and cheerful hue!
This charming bedding plant with double flowers (diameter 2-5 cm) has always been popular! Its distinctive scent has both fans and detractors... thanks to its warm colours: always bringing cheer to the garden!
This Tagetes also works against harmful nematodes (eelworms). For more crops, see the chapter "Useful Plants" in the "Disease-Resistant Plants" group.
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Latin: Tagetes patula
Dutch: Gevuld bloemige Afrikaantjes (Double-flowered Marigolds)
Also known as: Petite Gold
English: African Marigold
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- Flower colour: Golden yellow, warm and cheerful hue
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Average growth height: Up to 30 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Tagetes patula
- Dutch: Double-flowered Marigolds
- Also known as: Small Gold
- English: African Marigold
