Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
Family: Asteraceae
Native: Mexico
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 24"–36" tall
Variety Information: 1 ½"–2" blooms are burgundy in cool weather, streaked with yellow in hot weather. Colors fade with age.
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Period: Summer to frost
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Edible Flower, Good for Containers, Rabbit Resistant
When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost, and when soil temperature is 70°-80°F.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
Days to Emerge: 5-14 days
Seed Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 6"–8"
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 6"–8"
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Red Metamorph French Marigold Seeds Reviews
9 reviews
Gigantic Success!
5 out of 5 stars 
Jan 5, 2019
Jan 5, 2019I started these seeds for my veggie garden last summer and I was thrilled to have them in my garden this past year. These grew to shrub like proportions in my garden and I got so many compliments on them. They were extremely easy to start from seed, grew quickly, and flowered profusely keeping pollinators happily visiting my veggie beds all summer. One plant got cut down and I stuck the stem back in the soil where it rooted. They do get big, so I would plan for some room. I may even plant them around the edge as a sort of living fence around my veggies. These will definitely be making a yearly appearance in my gardens.
AJ Lee from CT
Enjoyed them!
5 out of 5 stars
Aug 21, 2020
Aug 21, 2020I have 2 raised beds. I planted these marigolds on the inside perimeter of each of them, hoping they would protect my vegetables from bugs. They grew to be such huge bushes - not just single plants but bushes - that they pretty much took over most of the garden area! There were several places that I had to remove them just to allow my vegetables to grow. This is not really a complaint because I knew they were supposed to be big, I just didn't realize how big.
Kathie Miller from CA
Red Metamorph makes a gorgeous show
5 out of 5 stars
Oct 3, 2020
Oct 3, 2020Beautiful red/orange velvet looking flower, mostly about 30" tall. My favorite of the marigold garden this year due to its constant display of showy yellow-centered blossoms
Clearly a five star performer!
Linda Wills from OH
Long lasting, pollinator favorite
5 out of 5 stars
Oct 9, 2020
Oct 9, 2020The red metamorph is the longest lasting flower in my garden, and the one that has been visited by pollinators in every part of the season.
Henry Winfiele from VA
Massive
5 out of 5 stars
Oct 6, 2021
Oct 6, 2021So lovely and long blooming but realize that these get super big. Like medium size bush big. Thankful they transplanted well which was a big plus since I originally had them really close together. Will buy again when I have a bigger space.
Haley from IL
Huge, Beautiful
5 out of 5 stars
Nov 7, 2021
Nov 7, 2021Easy to grow, large, and beautiful.
Amanda from ID
red metamorph french marigold
1 out of 5 stars
Dec 30, 2021
Dec 30, 2021These blooms were yellow, not red as I wanted. I was looking for cottage marigolds which are red. so disappointed...
patricia from VT
Owner Response: Hi Patricia,
we are sorry you were disappointed with these seeds. The flowers "morph" and are yellow in warmer weather and redder in cooler weather.
Marigold seeds
1 out of 5 stars
Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022They did not grow once transplanted
Linda from NY
Owner Response: Hi Linda,
Per your reviews today, it seems as though the seeds you started did well and germinated, but you struggled to transplant them successfully. Since you had difficulty after transplanting when it came to all of your reviews today, we just want to remind you it is important to harden off seedlings prior to transplanting to acclimate them to outdoor conditions. Without hardening off you can expect severe and even unreversible shock and sunburn damage.
very few seeds in the packet I received
2 out of 5 stars
Apr 6, 2022
Apr 6, 2022Ordered one packet of this among other things, received it about 10 days ago, and direct sowed it in my flower bed. It is supposed to have about 36 seeds but my packet only has less than 15 seeds. Nothing has emerged so far but I am pretty disappointed in the number of seeds in the packet I got. I contacted customer service through their email about a week ago but never received any response. Hopefully, I will have better luck with the other seed packets in my order and the few marigold seeds I received will germinate. TBD.
PHUONG from TX
Owner Response: Hello Phuong,
We are sorry your packet was short on seeds. A customer service agent will be reaching out to you by email.
