Signet Marigold, mixed colours
Small flowered tagetes with a rich range of colours from lemon yellow through orange and red-brown in various combinations and aromas. They flower continuously from June till October in sunny and half shaded sites. Tagetes are most effective planted in groups. Best raised in a pot and planted outside in May spaced 40 x 40 cm apart.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Tagetes tenuifoliaFlower colour: orange, yellowVegetation period: annualUse of flowers and herbs: Balcony/pots, Edible blossom, Good for insects and bees, Scent plantHeight in cm: 30-40
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 2Planting distance (cm): 40 x 40 (pot)Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm
increasingly from

Azienda agricola "Sol Ribaldo" / Elia Betrame
At the Azienda agricola "Sol Ribaldo" in Italy, seeds are propagated in the Apennines at an altitude of approximately 650 metres above sea level.


Christhild Brauch
On the grounds of Gut Mönchhof, Chisthild Brauch propagates and cultivates vegetables in a small seed breeding and propagation farm based on biodynamic principles. Located in the eastern Meissen foothills in Meissen.

Heiko Pohl
Heiko Pohl’s Bioland farm is located on the western edge of the Lechtal, just above the valley floor.