(Mexican Marigold)

Fine foliage and a profuse display of warm-hued flowers make the signet marigold a beautiful warm season annual for summer. Distributed across higher elevations locales from Mexico to Peru, this mounding bedding plant readily self-sows and may become weedy in warmer, frost-free climates.

The bushy signet marigold has small, deeply divided leaves with a ferny appearance. In the warmth of summer, the plant becomes fully cloaked in masses of small, five-petaled flowers of yellow, gold, orange or...

(Mexican Marigold)

Fine foliage and a profuse display of warm-hued flowers make the signet marigold a beautiful warm season annual for summer. Distributed across higher elevations locales from Mexico to Peru, this mounding bedding plant readily self-sows and may become weedy in warmer, frost-free climates.

The bushy signet marigold has small, deeply divided leaves with a ferny appearance. In the warmth of summer, the plant becomes fully cloaked in masses of small, five-petaled flowers of yellow, gold, orange or...

(Gem Marigold, Mexican Marigold)

Gem Series marigolds feature lacy, lemon-scented foliage, a dwarf habit, and a profusion of yellow, orange, or red blooms. These summer-blooming annuals can be purchased and planted as seed or as nursery-grown seedlings.

Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia) are easy to grow, relatively small-flowered annuals from Mexico and Central America. Cultivars in the Gem Series produce five-petaled, golden-eyed blooms of yellow, orange, or rusty-red on dense, bushy, 8- to 10-inch (20 to 25 cm)...

(Lemon Gem Marigold, Mexican Marigold)

Lemon Gem marigold features lacy citrus-scented foliage, a dwarf habit, and a profusion of bright yellow blooms. This summer-blooming annual can be purchased and planted as seed or as nursery-grown seedlings.

Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia) are easy to grow, relatively small-flowered annuals from Mexico and Central America. Cultivars in the Gem Series produce five-petaled, golden-eyed blooms on dense, bushy, 8- to 10-inch (20 to 25 cm) plants. Flowering continues from summer into...

(Mexican Marigold, Tangerine Gem Marigold)

Tangerine Gem marigold bears a profusion of bright orange blooms on dwarf, lacy-leaved, lemon-scented plants. This summer-blooming annual can be purchased and planted as seed or as nursery-grown seedlings.

Signet marigolds (Tagetes tenuifolia) are easy to grow, relatively small-flowered annuals from Mexico and Central America. Cultivars in the Gem Series produce five-petaled blooms on dense, bushy, 8- to 10-inch (20 to 25 cm) plants. Flowering continues from summer into fall if plants...

(Green Santolina)

This green version of the popular knot garden plant, lavender cotton, is often planted with it to create green and grey elements in graphic compositions. It is a drought-resistant, narrow-leaved native of the Mediterranean region, adapted to a warm rainy winter and a long, very dry, hot summer. Though it is often found in herb gardens, this plant is cultivated as an ornamental or as in ancient times for the natural pesticidal oils in its aromatic leaves. This dense, broadly mounded plant can be sheared...

(Fahrenheit Sage, Mealycup Sage)

Mealycup sage is a tender perennial native to Texas and Mexico that is grown as an annual in colder climes but is evergreen in frost-free climates. Fahrenheit sage has a bushy upright habit that is uniform in size, reliable blooms all season long and has shown good tolerance to periods of drought. In summer, spikes composed of small two-lipped flowers are borne in succession. These can be in shades of blue or in white. The leaves are lance-shaped, medium green with white hairs on the underside. The...

(Fahrenheit White Sage, Mealycup Sage)

The drought tolerant 'Fahrenheit White' mealycup sage has a uniformly bushy, upright habit and reliably blooms all season long. In summer, spikes composed of small, silvery white, two-lipped flowers are borne in succession. The leaves are lance-shaped and medium green with white hairs on the undersides. The stems are mealy white with hairs.

Few bedding plants are American natives, but mealycup sage is an exception. Native populations of this attractive tender perennial are most prevalent in...

(Fahrenheit Blue Sage, Mealycup Sage)

The drought tolerant 'Fahrenheit Blue' mealycup sage has a uniformly bushy, upright habit and reliably blooms all season long. In summer, spikes composed of small, purple-blue, two-lipped flowers are borne in succession. The leaves are lance-shaped and medium green with white hairs on the undersides. The stems are mealy white with hairs.

Few bedding plants are American natives, but mealycup sage is an exception. Native populations of this attractive tender perennial are most prevalent in the...

(Blue Bedder Sage, Mealycup Sage)

Mealycup sage is a tender perennial native to Texas and Mexico that is grown as an annual in colder climes but is evergreen in frost-free climates. Mealycup sage ‘Blue Bedder’ is a dependable, heirloom cultiver has an upright habit, bushy plants and is excellent for the cutting garden. Reliable blooms held above the foliage appear all season long. In summer, spikes composed of blue, small, two-lipped flowers are borne in succession up the stem. The leaves are lance-shaped, gray-green with white hairs...