Disco Marietta Marigold (Tagetes patula ‘Disco Marietta’)

Disco Marietta Marigold (Tagetes patula ‘Disco Marietta’) is a compact French marigold prized for its cheerful single golden-yellow flowers highlighted by rich mahogany-red centres. This long-blooming annual delivers vibrant colour from late spring until the first hard frost, making it an excellent choice for borders, containers, vegetable gardens, and pollinator-friendly landscapes.

The bright daisy-like blooms rise above finely divided aromatic green foliage, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the growing season. Its compact, bushy habit provides excellent branching and continuous flowering, while the weather-tolerant blooms hold up well through summer heat. Disco Marietta is also commonly planted in vegetable gardens, where its colourful flowers help attract beneficial insects and add ornamental appeal among edible crops.

Disco Marietta Marigold performs beautifully in patio containers, window boxes, borders, edging, raised beds, vegetable gardens, pollinator gardens, and mass plantings. It pairs exceptionally well with salvia, zinnias, petunias, coleus, peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and ornamental grasses, creating vibrant displays with season-long colour.

In Alberta, Disco Marietta Marigold provides dependable flowering from planting until autumn frost, thriving in sunny locations with minimal maintenance.