Marigold - Pinwheel

Minimum Seed Count: 15

The Pinwheel Marigold is a cheerful French marigold variety (Tagetes patula) named for its unique, bicolor blooms that resemble spinning pinwheels. Each flower displays bright golden-yellow petals boldly splashed with rich mahogany-red, creating a lively, eye-catching contrast. Plants are compact and bushy, reaching about 10–12 inches tall, and produce a continuous flush of 2-inch blossoms from summer through frost.

Easy to grow and low-maintenance, Pinwheel Marigolds thrive in full sun and well-drained soil. Their bright, long-lasting blooms add vibrant color to borders, beds, and containers, while their natural pest-repelling qualities make them a favorite companion plant in the vegetable garden.

🌱 Planting Guide:

• Start Indoors: 6–8 weeks before last frost, or sow directly outdoors once soil has warmed and frost danger has passed.

• Soil: Prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates poorer soils.

• Light: Full sun (6+ hours daily).

• Sowing Depth: ¼ inch deep.

• Spacing: 8–12 inches apart.

• Germination: 5–14 days with warm soil (70–75°F ideal).

• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist until seedlings establish. Water moderately thereafter; avoid soggy soil.

• Care: Deadhead regularly to extend bloom season. Plants are naturally pest-resistant and low-maintenance.

• Height/Spread: About 10–12 inches tall, compact and bushy.

• Bloom Time: Summer through frost.