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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Marigold Flowers
The flowers of Tagetes marigolds are NOT edible, but those of Calendula are. The bright petals of Calendula add color and a spicy tang to salads and other summer dishes.
- The flower petals are sometimes cooked with rice to impart saffron’s color (but, unfortunately, not flavor).
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Are there any marigold's that don't have that distinctive smell? Neither my mother nor my mother-in-law liked marigolds for that reason.
The scent of marigold leaves often deters garden pests, which is why these flowers are often recommended as veg garden companions. We’ve looked around and can not confirm the existence of any scentless varieties, but there are some with different scents:
• Tangerine Scented Marigold (Tagetes lemonii): The leaves of this southwest native are strongly scented of lemon and mint. Grows 3 feet tall.
• Spanish Tarragon (Tagetes lucida): This anise-flavored marigold blooms in fall with many small, simple flowers. Grows 3 feet tall.
• Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis; notice this is a different genus): Pot marigold is not a true marigold. This cool-season annual is grown for its bright yellow and orange flowers, some of which are edible.
BTW, because the scent is primarily if not entirely in the foliage, you can remove the leaves and breathe easy. We hope this helps!
I have moved from am apartment where i grew marigolds in clay pots and had a lot of blooms. I moved to a home with a deck and the marigolds seeds I planted gave stems and leaves but no blooms. I cannot understand what is happening, what I am doing wrong. I never had such a problem before.
You might check and see that they are getting adequate sunlight. The other thing is to try watering with a high phosphorus fertilizer (middle number higher than the others.) Scotts makes a fertilizer with the middle number in the 50's and Vigoro also makes a "blooming" fertilizer that might help with the bloom situation. Good luck.
can I use the buds I pinch off to grow more marigolds
No, but stem cuttings may root if started in water!
I was putting my flowers, they havent bloomed yet and it's been since the beginning of April since they've grown from a seedling, in another pot that had better drainage than the one I had put it in thinking they could grow better but then I noticed the leaves turning yellow.. I did some research and thought to check the roots if something was wrong, I found only 1 black root so I'm not sure if they are susceptible/affected by black root rot? And if so, how can I prevent that from happening again?
I have Crackerjack mix marigolds in 6 pack containers that are 18" tall. Should l plant them deeper than the soil line since there are no leaves for at least 6 to 8 inches?
I planted some white marigolds ( I think they were called 'snow ball'). Anyway I planted them in my garden as companion plants for several things, and they attracted Japanese beetles. The cool thing was that the beetles were only interested in them. They left everything else in the garden alone. And when I knocked the beetles off the flowers they acted like they were drugged.
What can you plant after marigolds to replenish the soil?