Grandpap’s French Marigold 
Tagetes patula
            This handsome old-fashioned French marigold was grown in the 1940s by Dr. Weaver’s grandfather as a companion plant for tomatoes.  It is a prolific bloomer forming a compact 2-ft bush when mature and peaks in the fall.  The fall foliage turns red thus giving the plant a beautiful autumnal appearance.  We brought plants to Roughwood in 1979 and they have naturalized ever since.  Very easy to grow!!! Minimum 30 seeds.