Description

Marigold ‘Himalayan’ is an annual, tall growing variety of ‘French’ marigold. It reaches heights of up to 1 metre. The flowers are orange and red, and bloom over a long period, from summer through autumn. Deadhead to prolong flowering time. Both the leaves and the flowers are highly scented. The leaves are edible, having a strong, tangy flavour which can be used in salads or to make teas. Older leaves are bitter.
Young marigold plants can be cut down and dug into the ground to kill harmful nematodes.
This variety can cross-pollinate with other varieties of Tagetes patula; It is unlikely to cross-pollinate with other species (eg Tagetes erecta)