Decorate the flower bed! All about varieties of marigolds with names and photos
Marigolds are plants belonging to the Astrov family. Flowers are in great demand when grown in garden plots. They have a colorful and contrasting appearance, and most importantly, that they do not need to be carefully looked after.
In decorative floriculture, usually numerous hybrid varieties of some species are used. In this article, we will consider some varieties of these colors.
What kind of flower is this?
ATTENTION: Marigold is characterized by a fibrous root system, strong sturdy upright stems. Given the species or variety, the bushes are indoor or spreading type. Their height reaches from 20 cm to 2 m.Marigold leaves are painted in various shades of green.. There are such leaves:
- cirrus dissected;
- cirrus-separated;
- solid with edges;
- indented with cloves.
On the stem, the leaves are concentrated one after another. Marigold inflorescences are formed from tubular and reed flowers. They have wide corollas with a horizontal arrangement.
Given the shape and number of petals, marigolds are:
- Simple. Their inflorescences have 1-3 rows of lingual petals.
- Half Terry. In inflorescences no more than 50% of reed petals.
- Terry. They have more than 50% of reed and tubular petals.
A more detailed description and photos of marigolds can be found here.
Varieties with description and photo
Dwarf
The battle
These are annual plants growing in bushes. Their height is 15-20 cm and a width of 20 cm. The leaves are pinnately dissected, grow on the side branches. Their color is dark green. Terry inflorescences have yellow, orange or two-tone color. They cover bushes abundantly, and their diameter is 4-6 cm.
Harmony
The harmony variety is characterized by magnificent inflorescences.. They consist of the middle flowers of a golden yellow color. They are surrounded by brownish-brown reed flowers with a thin golden frame.
Minimix
This species belongs to dwarf and thin-leaved at the same time. Annual marigolds form compact spherical bushes (for all types of annual and perennial marigolds read here). Their height is 20-25 cm. The leaves are narrow, cirrus-dissected, dark green. Inflorescences of a simple type, their diameter is 20 mm. They have various shades, including yellow, red, orange. Flowering occurs in July, and ends in September.
Lunasi Orange
Lunasi Orange is a dwarf erect variety. It differs by compact bushes, the height of which is 20-25 cm, also by dense chrysanthemum-shaped inflorescences of bright orange color.
Upright
Alaska or White
An annual upright bush with long lateral stems. The height of the bush is 1 m ... The size of the inflorescence is 12 cm. The flowers are delicate, white and cream color. They have a spherical shape. To get flowering in July, they must be planted at the end of April.
Antigua
Bush height 30 cm. Cereal flowers, 20 cm in diameter. No more than 5-6 inflorescences are formed on one bush. Their color is solid. There are orange, golden, yellow color.
Bolero
The height of the bush is 30 cm. Inflorescences form a compacted carpet. They are modest, but rather terry. During flowering, the bush is covered with magical colors - from brown to red and yellow-golden. Bolero is a fast-growing bush in which flowering lasts until the frost.
Yellow stone
Annual plant, whose height is 1 m. Branching bushes at the root, have too deflected lateral shoots. The inflorescences are large, their diameter is 15 cm. Mostly terry and spherical. Their color may be yellow or golden. Yellow stone is grown on balconies, and in winter - in the house.
Golden Dollar
Golden Dollar - a tall plant whose height can exceed 1 m. At the same time, the bush is compact in appearance. The stems grow near each other. They are strong, covered with large leaves. Inflorescences are voluminous, bright scarlet.
Golden light
A compact bush on which green leaves with red splashes flaunt. The height of the plant is 80 cm. The leaves are large, rounded inflorescences, terry, diameter 10 cm. Petals are presented in a bright orange color. Late variety and flowering begins in mid-summer, but lasts until the first frost.
Lemon prize
This is a carpet-like plant, whose height is 0.5 m. The stems are transparent, there is a pleasant pink coating. The leaves are large, dark green. The inflorescences are large, spherical, terry, characterized by a pleasant lemon color. Flowering begins in early summer.
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro - a bush of high growth - 1 m, has strong stems, bright green leaves. The flowers are very beautiful, look like delicate, white terry balls. This view is designed specifically for cutting.
Solar giants
This species is distinguished by large terry inflorescences. Their diameter is 15 cm. The height of the bush is 75 cm. The stems are dense and can withstand the wind. Spherical flowers are presented in rich orange colors.
Popsicle
Eskimo - a dwarf bush, characterized by rare green leaves. And although he has a growth of 0.5 m, the plant has large inflorescences of a spherical shape and vanilla color. It is chosen for group plantings.
Rejected
Vilmorin or yellow
The plant is presented in the form of a small bush, whose height is 26 cm. The peculiarity of the flower is that it has slightly terry flowers and in appearance resemble small bows. Their color is bright, rich yellow.
French cherry bracelet
This plant grows to a mark of 25 cm. The bushes are dense, have double inflorescences. As soon as the inflorescence has blossomed, the flowers become saturated red. Over time, they become a beautiful cherry hue.
Gold Ball
A sprawling bush, characterized by thick erect stems. Leaves of bright green color with brown spots. Inflorescences of yellow color, terry, diameter up to 6 cm. Flowering begins early, in early June. Great variety for cutting.
Gold Copchen
A densely growing bush, whose height is 25 cm. It differs in dense foliage. The stems are resistant, they have a reddish coating. Terry inflorescences, their diameter is 4 cm. The color of the flowers is yellow, but over time they acquire a golden color. Even during flowering on inflorescences, you can see bright red tongues.
Golden ball
This is a compact bush, the height of which is 30 cm. Terry blossoms, bright golden color. The size is small - 2 cm in diameter. In appearance they resemble small pillows. The peculiarity of the species is its resistance to light frosts. The Golden Ball is a great choice for carpet beds.
Carmen
This is a spreading plant with a height of 30 cm. Terry inflorescences are small in size - 6 cm in diameter. The appearance of the flowers is beautiful, they are yellow in the middle, and the edges of the petals are red-brown. Flowering begins in June, and lasts until September. Carmen tolerates the transplant perfectly.
Queen Sofia
The plant grows in dense bushes, the height of which is 30 cm. It features luxurious flowering. Flowers shimmer with yellow paints at the edges, and in the middle they are bright burgundy. The inflorescence length is 7 cm and is suitable for combined plantings.
Orange flame
A variety of rejected that grow closely together. Stems are persistent, covered with dense foliage. Terry inflorescences, diameter 4 cm. They consist of tubular orange flowers with red spots and a bright orange speck in the middle. This is a great choice for balcony.
Fire ball
This is a branchy tall plant, the height of which is 70 cm. Fireball - different green and ribbed leaf with a red coating. The diameter of the inflorescence is 4 cm. The flowers have an interesting color: in the middle, the petals are red, and along the edges are bright yellow. The bush blooms early, and ends with the onset of the first frosts.
Thin-leaved
Golden Ring
This is a large bush, whose height is 1.5 m. It has fragile shoots that form a sprawling shrub. Small inflorescences are 3 cm in diameter. Their color is yellow. Flowering begins in early June, and ends before the onset of cold weather.
Gnome
This is a low plant, whose height is 25 cm. The bush is formed from stems that grow near each other. They can form a dense carpet. Inflorescences are small, made up of several reeds. The bush differs in dense foliage. Spherical flowers, have an orange-brown color. Flowering begins in early June.
Gold ring
The bush is formed from numerous fragile shoots. It is spherical in shape, and its height is 1.5 m. The inflorescences are small, up to 2 cm in diameter. The flower tongues are yellow in color, and brown blotches on the edges. Flowering lasts until the frost. The view is great for elevated borders.
Lulu
This is a plentifully flowering bush of a spreading type. Thin and neat leaves flaunt on it. The inflorescences are small, spherical in shape, 3 cm in diameter. The color of the flowers is lemon. You can use the variety for growing in flowerpots and on the balcony.
Paprika
This variety has a decorative appearance. On dissected leaves, small and non-double inflorescences are arranged in a dense carpet. The bushes are dense, spherical in shape. Flowers of a bright fiery color. Paprika variety can be used for ubiquitous plantings.
Taishan
These flowers can be orange, yellow, gold. The bush grows to 30 cm, and the diameter of the inflorescence is 9 cm. The flowers have an amazing aroma. They retain their decorative effect for 3 weeks. Flowering occurs from the first of June. This species is used for group plantings.
Reds
Red marigolds are an elegant spherical bush, the height of which is 30 cm. It has thin stems and cirrus leaves. The flowers are simple, their diameter is 2 cm. The color is dark red, and in the middle is a yellow core.
Bonanza
The color of the flowers can be anything - any - from bright yellow to variegated orange-red. The height of the bush is up to 20-35 cm. The flower is terry, of medium size, diameter up to 7 cm. Flowering can be observed 3 months after planting seeds, and it lasts until the first frost.
Durango
This series of marigolds includes such varieties of flowers:
- Durango Bi - dark red in the center with a yellow edge.
- Durango Bolero - golden with dark red strokes along the edge.
- Durango Tangerine - orange like tangerines.
- Durango yellow.
- Durango golden.
- Durango red.
Plants are very compact, highly branched, the height does not exceed 30 cm. A lot of bright flowers are formed on the bush, their diameter is 5.5 cm. Flowering earlier and long. The plant tolerates transplant perfectly, even in flowering condition. Can be used for flower beds and container growing.
Small-flowered
Small-flowered marigolds are annual compact plants, highly branched. Cirrus, lanceolate, dark green or light green leaves are placed alternately on stunted stems (you will find a description of stunted varieties in this article).
Inflorescences - bright colors, baskets, diameter 4-6 cm. Baskets are simple, semi-double, less often terry.
Tall
This group includes the following varieties of tall marigolds:
Hawaii
Variety Hawaii has a highly branched bush, height up to 90 cm. Has clove flowers, they are terry and dense, orange or yellow in color, up to 18 cm in diameter.
Lemon Queen
The height of the bush is 150 cm. The buds are cloves, diameter 10 cm. The color of the flowers is lemon yellow.
Smiles
Shrub height 90 cm. The variety is characterized by the original color of the petals, which combine yellow, orange and golden hues. The flowers are small, spherical in shape, diameter 9 cm.
Glitters
The height of the bush is 120 cm. It is characterized by abundant flowering. Glitters has chrysanthemum flower buds, diameter 7 cm. Petals yellow-golden hue.
Mary Helen
Bush height up to 1 meter. The diameter of the buds is up to 12 cm, have a spherical shape. Inflorescences of a beautiful lemon color.
You will learn more about erect, deviated and thin-leaved species of marigolds in this article.
General care rules
Marigolds are unpretentious ornamental plants. But to achieve large and bright inflorescences can be subject to the following conditions:
- Lighting. For planting, choose a sunny and open area. A slight shading is allowed.
- Temperature. Marigolds are thermophilic plants. They do not tolerate subzero temperatures. Their death occurs from 0 to +10 degrees. They stop growing, and their leaves change color. Favorable for the flowers remains a temperature of + 19-23 degrees.
- Priming. These flowers are fast-growing and unpretentious plants that can grow on any soil. But you can achieve maximum decorativeness only when growing a flower on drained and nutritious soils. The marigold is unacceptable acidic, heavy and wet ground, because there their roots rot.
- Watering. This plant tolerates drought, so water it rarely and moderately. To moisten young plants more often, due to which the bush will be lush, and many large buds will form on it. It is enough to irrigate the plant 2 times a week.
- Fertilizers And although marigolds like nutritious soil, it is undesirable to add nitrogen top dressing in spring. This will lead to intensive growth, but a delay in flowering. A complex composition is suitable as top dressing. Make them 1-2 times a month.
- Diseases and pests. In general, they are resistant to diseases and parasites. Their roots can be affected by fungal diseases in rainy weather, and the inflorescences will begin to decay. We talked about what to do if a spider mite or other pest appeared on the marigolds.IMPORTANT: When waterlogged, the plant affects the black leg.
To combat it, treat the bush and soil with Fitosporin. Seedlings in a dry climate are affected by a spider mite. To combat it, increase air humidity by spraying with water from a spray bottle. Also carry out 2-fold treatment with infusion of red pepper (per 1 liter of water and 100 ml of pepper).
Marigolds are a decorative culture that is actively used by gardeners in Russia. Its peculiarity is long and beautiful flowering, easy care of a wide range of varieties. This creates many ideas for creating an original and colorful flower arrangement on a flower bed.