Red Cherry Marigold Seeds - Marigold, 25 seeds

Quantity: 25 Seeds / pack

Red Cherry is a compact French marigold with vivid cherry-red blooms that glow against its dark green, ferny foliage. A tough, easy bedding plant for edging, borders and pots, it flowers for months with little care.

Why choose our seeds?

• Cherry-red blooms on compact, free-branching plants
• Months of color from summer to fall with simple deadheading
• Tough, heat-tolerant bedding plants for edges, borders and containers

How to grow Red Cherry Marigold seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost.
• Outdoors: Direct sow in mid-to-late spring, after all danger of frost.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Sow 1/4 inch deep in seed-starting mix or prepared garden soil.
• Keep evenly moist until germination.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright light once sprouted.
• Temperature: 70-75°F (21-24°C).

Germination

• 5-14 days, typically 7-10.
• Grow on in bright light at slightly cooler temperatures; thin or pot up when seedlings are 2-3 inches tall.

Transplanting

• After the last frost, when nights are reliably warm.
• Harden off before planting out.
• 8-10 inches apart.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun.
• Water: Keep evenly moist during establishment; avoid waterlogged soil.
• Fertilizer: Light feeders — avoid heavy nitrogen, which produces leaves at the expense of flowers.
• Deadhead spent flowers regularly to keep new buds coming.

Bloom Time:

Summer through fall, beginning about 8 weeks after sowing.