- French
- Annual
- Orange
- Double
Super Hero
Hero · Hero Mixture · Super Hero Mixture
Annual french marigold in orange, red, and yellow, blooming in early summer, midsummer, late summer, and fall. Densely double blooms about 2 inches across in orange, red, gold and bicolors. Grown as an annual in every zone.
Single source · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Flower form
- French Double · 2 in (5 cm)
- Colors
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- Orange
- Red
- Yellow
- Blooms
- Early summer, Midsummer, Late summer, Fall
- Vase life
- Not grown for cutting
- Height
- 10–12 in (25–30 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed Sow indoors: 4–6 weeks before last frost
- Botanical name
- Tagetes patula
In the garden
- Seldom severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)
Origin
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds describes the Super Hero mixture as an improvement on the Hero Mixture it sold earlier.
Sources
Where to buy
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Questions
Is Super Hero hardy in my zone?
Super Hero is an annual: it flowers and sets seed in one season, so hardiness zone decides when to plant it, not whether it survives winter.
Does Super Hero need full sun?
Super Hero grows in full sun.
When does Super Hero bloom?
Super Hero blooms in early summer, midsummer, late summer, and fall.
Is Super Hero good for cutting?
Our sources don't list Super Hero as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.
