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- Start Indoors
- Transplant
- Start Outdoors
- Care
- Harvest
- Succession Plant
Helen Mount
Helen Mount is a cultivar of a wild plant called
Jonny Jump Up
These tricolour plants are very simple
to grow. They bring cheer to any garden, and
never fall out of favour. Violas are somewhere
intermediate in size between pansies and violets.
They flower for long periods from early spring to
late autumn and are charming as edging and
rockery plants. They grow very flat
to the ground and are useful for bedding, as fillers
in borders and in pots, troughs and hanging
baskets. You can even add the flowers to your
garden salad.
They have an amazing scent that is truly
memorable but has the ability to shut of your
nasal receptors unless you come and go in order
to recharge your nose. This makes them ideal for
planting along pathways.
Violas are generally more tolerant
of heat and cold than pansies. They will grow in
most soils and flourish in full sun or half shade.
They will benefit from organic matter being added
to the soil as this retains moisture.
Liquid feeding and removing the spent
flowers will prolong the life of the plant and
the flowering period. They are best described as
a very cheerful, and cheeky looking annual.
Asteraceae Tagetes patula x erecta
This is an example of the timeline you would see based on your growing conditions.
Marigold: Hybrid
Viola
Tripolid Marigolds are a hybrid of French and African types. They have beautiful flowers and seem to never stop blooming. They do have sterile seed, however.
Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Easy
- Grown as
- Annual
- Days to Maturity
- 85 (Spring/Summer)
- Growing Habit
- -
- Hardiness
- Tender
These were originally tropical plants and don’t like cold weather or frost.
- Crops
- Spring Transplant, Summer
- Growing Season
- Short, Long
- Cultivar Type
- -
- Growing Conditions
- Warm, Hot
This tropical plant grows naturally in zones 9 to 11, but can be grown in colder climates as an annual.
- Outdoor Growing Temp
- 60°F - 95°F
- Min Outdoor Soil Temp
- 60°F
Don’t plant out until soil is at least 60˚ F, preferably higher.
- Start Indoors
- Yes
- Start Outdoors
- Yes
- Light
- Water
- Low
Marigolds are somewhat drought tolerant, but flower best if the soil is slightly moist (not wet though).
- Feeder
- Light
Marigolds aren't very hungry plants and growing them in rich soil can actually result in lush growth at the expense of flowers.
- Suitability
- High heat
- Small Gardens?
- Yes
- Containers?
- Yes
Marigold is well suited to container growing.
- Attracts beneficial insects?
- Yes
- Color
- -
- Fruit Size
- - "
- Plant Height
- 12.0 - 18.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 6.0 - 18.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-10
- Disease Resistance
- -
- Taste Profile
Some cultivars have pleasant tasting flowers that are a nice addition to salads. Taste the flowers to see if they are worth eating.
- Rotation Group
- Flowers
Last Frost Date (LFD) refers to the approximate date of the last killing frost of spring.
Example first frost date on April 08.
First Frost Date (FFD) refers to the approximate date of the first killing frost of winter.
Example first frost date on November 01.
