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20 seeds per pack.
Grow the striking French Marigold – Jaffery (Bonanza Bee), a premium dwarf Tagetes patula variety producing beautiful double-crested mahogany flowers with bright yellow-gold edging.
Bonanza Bee is compact, early flowering and highly suitable for garden borders, flower beds, pots, grow bags, balconies and mass planting.
Plants remain approximately 10–12 inches tall, while the impressive blooms can reach around 2–3 inches across, creating a colourful display without requiring tall-growing space.
Excellent for home gardens, rooftop gardens and container planting.
Best Sowing Season: September–November & February–April
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I have had a very good experience with the green gardens. french marigolds seeds have been sown in my garden will definetly upload the pics once they bloom.
Bonanza Bee is a compact French Marigold recognised for its distinctive:
Mature plants generally grow approximately:
10–12 inches / 25–30 cm tall
with a spread of around:
6–8 inches / 15–20 cm
The large blooms can reach approximately:
2–3 inches / 5–8 cm across
under suitable growing conditions.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
Highly recommended for French Marigold Bonanza Bee.
Its size provides ample root space and good moisture stability for a healthy compact plant.
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
Also excellent for Bonanza Bee and provides additional growing space for a fuller display.
For best individual plant development:
Grow one strong plant per G-11 or G-12 Grow Bag.
Several plants can also be grown together in larger planters while maintaining proper spacing.
Use fertile, loose and well-draining soil rich in organic matter.
A practical GREEN GARDENS mix can be:
50% Bhalu Mitti (Sandy Soil) + 50% GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost 🔗
French Marigolds prefer:
Avoid heavy, permanently wet or waterlogged soil.
Seeds can be started in:
Sow approximately:
0.5 cm deep
and cover lightly with fine soil.
Keep the growing medium evenly moist during germination.
Seeds generally germinate within approximately:
5–10 days
under suitable warm conditions.
Do not allow the growing medium to dry completely during germination.
Avoid excessive watering and waterlogging.
After germination, provide:
Allow seedlings to develop several true leaves before transplanting.
Transplant healthy seedlings carefully without disturbing the roots excessively.
Water immediately after transplanting and keep the soil moderately moist while plants establish.
Maintain approximately:
6–10 inches / 15–25 cm between plants.
Proper spacing encourages:
Provide:
At least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily.
Full sun encourages:
During extreme Lahore summer heat, young or container-grown plants may benefit from some protection from the harshest late-afternoon conditions.
Keep soil moderately moist during active growth.
Water when the upper soil surface begins to dry.
Avoid:
Container-grown plants may require more frequent watering during warm and windy weather.
Before planting, enrich the soil with:
GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost 🔗
Additional Vermicompost or a mild balanced flowering fertiliser may be applied during active growth where required.
Avoid excessive nitrogen because it can encourage excessive foliage with fewer flowers.
Light pinching of young established plants can encourage:
Bonanza Bee naturally has a compact habit, so heavy pinching is generally unnecessary.
Bonanza Bee is an early-flowering French Marigold producing large:
Mahogany-brown double-crested blooms with yellow-gold edging.
Its compact habit allows the flowers to form a dense and colourful display above the foliage.
Flowering duration depends on:
Remove faded blooms regularly.
Deadheading encourages continued flowering and keeps plants neat.
Cut old flower heads using clean scissors or pruning snips.
Selected mature flowers may be allowed to dry on the plant if seed collection is desired.
French Marigold Bonanza Bee can continue growing and flowering into warmer weather.
During hot conditions:
During extreme peak summer temperatures, afternoon heat protection can help container-grown plants maintain better quality.
Inspect plants regularly for:
Pay particular attention to new growth, flower buds and lower leaf surfaces.
Maintain:
Avoid continuously wet foliage and waterlogged soil.
Remove damaged or diseased plant material where required.
French Marigold flowers can attract beneficial garden visitors such as:
They are particularly useful for adding both colour and biological diversity around vegetable gardens and mixed ornamental beds.
Bonanza Bee is particularly suitable for:
Its compact size makes it especially useful where a colourful flowering plant is required without excessive height.
The characteristic Bonanza Bee colour is:
Mahogany with Yellow / Golden Edging
Natural variation in flower shade, bloom size and plant growth may occur according to:
Plant height is generally around:
10–12 inches / 25–30 cm
and flowers can reach approximately:
2–3 inches / 5–8 cm across
under suitable growing conditions.
Product photographs represent the expected appearance of mature plants grown under suitable conditions.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
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