Tagetes tenuifolia, known in English as "signet marigold" and in French as tagète tachée, is an annual native to Mexico and Central America. The low-growing plants have feathery foliage and flowers in various shades of orange, dark red, and yellow. This cultivar has single lemon-yellow flowers.
This is my first year growing signet marigolds from seed. I was surprised by the seeds, which are long and thin with a tuft of blond hair on one end.
The very day after I sowed the seeds, I was thrilled to see what I thought was a sprout! Then I realized it was just the blond tuft of the seed sticking out. Oh well, by next week I'm sure I'll have lots of real sprouts to admire.
Here are lists of all the plants mentioned in this blog.
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