Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold 'Eskimo'

The height of these marigolds at the top of this page is very misleading, one bud has reached 33 inches tall; but many others have reache...Read Mored 28 inches tall. They really can propagated by herbaceous cuttings. I planted only 2 seeds, both germinated. When they had grown to 15 inches tall; I cut the tops off at the halfway point. I then just stuck the top halves into the soil right behind the 'mother' plant of each. They were then shaded by the 'mother' plants. They looked a little ill at first, but after 5 days they perked up. They seem to want a lot of water.

The fern-like foilage is very pleasantly aromatic and stays a long time on your hands; even now that I've washed my hands. Before the first frost hits, I'm going to clip them off at the bases, put them into vases of water and root more of them in the house for next spring. At least I'll try to. The foilage will give the place some needed spring-like aroma.

~* Robin