Marigold Firestone Orange Seed

Bring a warm burst of orange to your summer garden with Marigold Firestone Orange Seed. Give these marigolds a sunny, well-drained spot and enjoy the flowers in a border or cutting patch.

Want a little more help before sowing? Explore our Firestone Orange sowing and care plan for practical planting, flowering and cutting tips for South African gardens.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Warm-season flowering annual.
• Botanical Group: Tagetes marigold.
• General Sowing Time: Spring to summer after frost risk has passed.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: Sow shallowly, about 5–6 mm deep, in fine seedling mix.
• Spacing: Thin or transplant to leave room for airflow as plants develop.
• Germination: Keep the mix evenly moist and warm, around 21–24 °C; emergence is commonly within about a week in suitable conditions.
• Care: Full sun, free-draining soil, regular moisture while young and removal of faded flowers.

Why Grow This Variety

• Deep-orange flowers provide concentrated warm colour.
• A warm-season annual for sunny garden positions.
• Useful for bedding blocks, borders and containers.
• Also suited to cut-flower-style summer displays.

Garden Uses

Use Firestone Orange in sunny bedding blocks, vegetable-garden edges, containers or mixed annual borders alongside complementary warm and cool colours.

Growing Notes

• Sow during spring to summer after frost risk has passed.
• Position plants in full sun.
• Sow about 5–6 mm deep in a fine mix, keep evenly moist until emergence, then give seedlings bright light.
• Harden sturdy seedlings gradually before planting out after frost. Leave room for airflow and water at soil level where possible.
• Remove faded flowers to encourage more bloom. For cutting, harvest with clean tools in the cooler part of the day and place stems in water promptly.
• If the sap irritates your skin, wash with soap and water after handling; avoid touching your eyes while cutting or deadheading.

Seed supplied by Ubuntuberg Seeds.