African marigold White Gold Max - seeds

The 'White Gold Max' Marigold, known by its Latin name Tagetes erecta, offers double chrysanthemum flowers in a very rare, beautiful cream-white. The double flower is tightly packed and less susceptible to damage caused by rain, and the plant is well-branched. This selection has won the Euroselect Innovation Award. A superb, very floriferous annual that structures borders and highlights flower beds all summer with its bright colour, also very good as a cut flower.

Tagetes erecta, better known as Marigold, is a plant from the asteraceae family native to Mexico, Central America, and the western part of South America. This tender perennial species has given rise to numerous varieties and hybrids, among which is the well-branched and floriferous 'White Gold Max'. This annual plant quickly forms compact clumps 30 cm tall and 20 cm wide, covered with finely cut, pinnate, dark green foliage, rich in essential oils, which is distinguished by its particular fragrance. Its flowering is magnificent with double heads measuring 8 cm in diameter and a rare colour among marigolds.

Marigolds are star plants in summer flower beds or vegetable gardens. The long and bright flowering of 'White Gold Max' allows for endless uses, along pathways or to highlight summer or autumn flower beds. Plant them with annual and perennial plants that love the sun, such as lavender, sage, cosmos, daylilies, coreopsis, and nasturtiums.

The scent of marigold foliage and the substances secreted by their roots repel certain pests harmful to crops, which is why these plants are often planted among  vegetables. Marigold extract is used to produce a food colouring called zeaxanthin or E151h, a natural pigment safe for human consumption.