Mahogany red flowers of French marigold, Tagete patula

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The mahogany red flowers with a yellow eye of French marigold, Tagetes patula, are a firm favourite with British gardeners for summer bedding, patio pots, hanging baskets etc. With their aromatic flowers and foilage, they are also often used as a companion plant in greenhouses to ward off greenfly, whitefly etc from adjacent plants, but they are not effective repellents for red spider mite.

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Size: 3336px × 5008px
Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
Photo credit: © Barrie Sheerman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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