(M) French Marigold Calando Lemon seeds 0.5g (415373)

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🌼 French Marigold Calando Lemon
🌼 Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
🌼 Type: Half-Hardy Annual

French Marigold Calando Lemon is a compact, bushy variety producing masses of soft lemon-yellow double blooms. Its neat, rounded habit makes it perfect for beds, borders, edging, and containers. Flowering over a long period, it brings bright, cheerful colour and natural pest control to the garden – ideal for gardeners who love low-maintenance and high-impact planting.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Half-Hardy Annual
✔ Height: 30 cm
✔ Spread: 20 – 25 cm
✔ Flowers: June – October
✔ Position: Full sun, well-drained soil

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow Indoors: Indoors from March or directly outdoors from April in trays or small pots with moist compost. Lightly cover seeds.
✔ Germination: 7 – 14 days at 18 – 22°C
✔ Transplant: When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant and harden off before planting out after the last frost.
✔ Spacing: 20 – 25 cm apart
✔ Care: Deadhead spent blooms regularly to prolong flowering. Water during dry spells and avoid overwatering.

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Soft lemon-yellow double flowers all summer long 💛
✔ Compact & bushy – perfect for pots, borders & edges
✔ Excellent for companion planting – deters pests
✔ Easy to grow and very low maintenance
✔ Long-lasting colour from summer to early autumn

✨ Top Tip

Mix with other marigold colours or herbs like basil to create vibrant, pest-resistant planting schemes. Ideal for front-of-border displays.

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Edging & borders
✔ Patio pots & containers
✔ Companion planting in veg plots
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens
✔ Low-maintenance summer displays

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