Marigold Flower Reproduction. The demand for Marigold flowers during Dashara and Diwali is very high. Cover seeds with 14 inch of potting soil.
02072020 Marigolds sprout within a week in warm weather and plants typically produce blooms in about 8 weeks. Marigolds are ideal for cut flowers especially for making garlands. Light micrograph of a vertical section through a carpel or pistil the female part of a marsh marigold Caltha palustris.
The French Marigolds are suitable for hanging basket and edging.
In fact if fertilizer is applied during the growing phase it can boost foliage growth at the expense of flower production. Bushy French marigolds Tagetes patula grow from 6. This will encourage a burst of new growth as well as new blooming. Apetalous type of male sterility has greater liability and is being used for the production of F1 hybrid seeds on a commercial scale in the USA UK Holland France etc.