Marigold Firestone Orange Seed

Marigold Firestone Orange Seed is a deep orange marigold for warm-season garden colour. It is a bright, easy annual for sunny beds, mass planting, borders and cut-flower-style summer displays.

Plant Information

• Plant Type: Warm-season flowering annual.
• Scientific Name: Tagetes spp.

Growing Information

• General Sowing Time: Spring to summer after frost risk has passed.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: Sow about 5 mm deep in warm seedling mix or prepared soil.
• Spacing: 25-30 cm apart for bedding; allow more space where plants grow larger.
• Germination: 4-7 days at 24-27 C.
• Height: Varies by Tagetes type; allow roughly 30-120 cm for medium to tall marigolds.
• Available Pack Sizes: 1000 raw seed, 25 raw seed, 5000 raw seed

Why Grow Marigold Firestone Orange?

• Deep orange flowers bring strong summer colour.
• Useful for mass planting, borders and practical seasonal beds.
• Marigolds are generally reliable, warm-season annuals for sunny gardens.
• Regular picking or deadheading helps maintain the display.
• Bulk pack sizes suit larger seasonal planting areas.

Garden Uses

Use Marigold Firestone Orange in sunny bedding blocks, vegetable-garden edges, containers and mixed annual borders. The deep orange colour is especially effective with yellow, red, cream, purple and silver foliage companions.

Growing Notes

• Grow as a warm-season marigold crop with sun, warmth and good drainage.
• Marigolds need sun and good drainage for best flowering.
• Keep young plants evenly moist until established.
• Pinch young plants if a bushier shape is needed.
• Deadhead heavy flower heads before they pull stems down or set seed.

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