French Marigold named Durango Bolero #6
by J McCombie
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French Marigold named Durango Bolero #6
Artist
J McCombie
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Photograph - Sepia
Description
"French Marigold Durango Bolero is an F1 hybrid with extra large 2-2.5"" flowers in a terrific range of colours beginning with golden yellow flowers with red petal tips. It's early blooming plants are bushy and compact reaching a garden height of 8-10"". It sets the highest standard for anemone-type marigolds. Their garden performance, uniformity, early flowering and basal branching make them a summer garden necessity.
Some parts of these flowers are edible."
No annual is more cheerful or easier to grow than marigolds. These flowers are the spendthrifts among annuals, showing a wealth of gold, copper, and brass into our summer and autumn gardens. The flower’s popularity probably derives in part from its ability to bloom brightly all summer long.
Marigolds have daisy-like or double, carnation-like flowerheads and are produced singly or in clusters. Although there are some 50 species, some marigolds we know come from just three:
Tagetes erecta are the tallest, at three to five feet. They are sometimes known as African or American marigolds.
Bushy T. patula, or French marigolds, are somewhat smaller and more compact. Elegant and eye-catching, they have relatively demure flowers and usually grow from 6 inches to 2 feet tall.
The dainty T. tenuifolia are the signet, or rock-garden, marigolds that like hot, dry sites and make a wonderful edging. Their flowers are edible.
Marigolds have been sterotyped but they offer tremendous variety; some have fantastic aroma; all marigolds are good in containers and provide long-lasting cut flowers.
The bright petals of signet marigolds add color and a spicy tang to salads and other summer dishes.
The flower petals are sometimes cooked with rice to impart the color (but unfortunately not the flavor) of saffron.
In the late 1960s, Burpee president David Burpee launched an energetic campaign to have marigolds named the national flower, but in the end, roses won out.
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January 31st, 2014
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