Marigold French Mixed Seeds

French marigolds are the compact cousin in the marigold family, staying low and bushy rather than shooting up tall, which makes them a natural fit for window boxes, balcony rails, and the front edge of a terrace bed. The mixed seed pack gives you a spread of the usual orange, yellow, and bicolor tones in one sowing, so you don't have to plan a colour scheme in advance. Because the plants stay tight at 20-25 cm apart, you can fit more of them into a given container run than most other flowering annuals in this range. They ask for the same treatment as most balcony flowers - full sun for 5-6 hours, water only once the top soil feels dry - and germinate in 5-7 days from a shallow 0.5 cm sowing. From seed to the first bloom flush takes roughly 55-70 days, and since the plant never needs staking, it's an easy one to leave on a sunny ledge and mostly forget about.