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Tagetes patula 'Linnaeus Burning Embers'
Grow this all around your tomatoes to protect against green and whitefly. It also makes a great cut flower. More
| 50 seeds 030121 | £2.50 |
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A rich mahogany-crimson flower. A brilliant companion plant family, and great for picking too. Grow it all around your tomatoes to protect against green and whitefly. One of my favourite all-round garden plants.
| Genus | Tagetes |
| Group/Species | patula |
| Variety | Linnaeus Burning Embers |
| Type | Half-Hardy Annual |
| Common Name | African Marigold |
| Border Position | Kitchen Garden |
| Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
| Site | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
| Height | 45cm (18in) |
| Spacing | 45cm (18in) |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow February to April indoors. Cover seeds lightly and place somewhere warm, germination should occur within 7 to 10 days. Prick out and pot seedlings on into individual pots. Gradually harden off before planting out after the last frosts. Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. |
| Care Tips | Keep well dead-headed and these will last a long time. |
| Flowering | May - first frosts, 10-12 weeks from sowing. |
| Vase Life | 7 days. These make excellent cut or dried flowers. |
| Harvesting | Flower production: 4 months. |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
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Tagetes patula 'Linnaeus Burning Embers' reviews
Average based on 9 reviews
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Reviewed 20th April 2020 by Simon Overpriced, unhelpful and rude, I won’t be using them again. |
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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Ms E Vizard-Williams Nearly all of the seeds I planted came through, and they are now (July) flowering away on the allotment. I am unable to say whether or not they deter aphids and bugs from the tomatoes though, as I have no evidence for that. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Margaret The seeds took quite a while to germinate and looked very spindly and unpromising as the spring was quite cold. I started them off in a tray & potted them on. I finally planted them near the tomatoes and they are wonderful. I’ll grow them every year from now on! |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Lyn Always reliable, I plant these amongst my vegetables and in my little polytunnel next to the tomatoes. Masses of flowers that I cut and place on an outside table. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Lesley Prompt delivery. Good germinstion rate and loads of flowers. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Pip
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Lesley
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Diana The plants were sturdy when they grew but there was not a high germination rate |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Maralyn Easy to propagate, good strong plants and virtually no failures. Fantastic! |
