Tagetes Patula French Marigold Bonanza Flowers Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Tagetes can be annuals or perennials of upright growth, with strongly aromatic pinnately divided leaves and showy daisy-like, single or double flower-heads in summer and autumn. Bonanza Series are bushy, dwarf French marigolds, 20-30cm in height, floriferous over a long season. Flowers are double, crested, in a mixture of yellow, orange, bronze and rust red colours.The plant is used in companion planting for many vegetable crops. Its root secretions are believed to kill nematodes in the soil and it is said to repel harmful insects, such as white flies on tomatoes.Detail of yellow Tagetes patula French marigold Bonanza flowers. Blurred leaves and soil background.