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Queen Sophia Marigold

Queen Sophia Marigold

MARIGOLD 'Queen Sophia'

  • Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Moderate drought resistance
  • Attracts bees and Attracts butterflies
  • Ships as a 4"plant
  • Mature spread is Up to 6"
  • Mounding, Bushy, and Compact
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Queen Sophia Marigold (Tagetes patula 'Queen Sophia') is a regal, richly colored French marigold producing fully double, luxuriously ruffled blooms in warm rusty red-orange with distinctive golden-yellow petal edges — a warm bicolor combination that creates a glowing, jewel-toned display reminiscent of autumn embers from midsummer through the first hard frost. One of the most celebrated and award-winning marigold varieties ever developed, Queen Sophia delivers exceptional heat tolerance, continuous self-cleaning blooms, and outstanding pest-deterrent properties that make it a hardworking and beautiful essential in every organic kitchen garden and mixed annual planting.

Grown from our certified organic heritage program, each plant arrives with a Professional Grade root system — vigorous, well-developed, and ready for immediate transplanting. Queen Sophia thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and consistently delivers one of the longest and most prolific bloom seasons of any French marigold variety, performing reliably through peak summer heat and humidity with minimal maintenance. Its bold, warm-toned flowers and proven pest-deterrent qualities — particularly against nematodes and aphids — make it an invaluable companion plant in organic vegetable gardens, raised beds, and mixed annual borders throughout the entire growing season.

  • Award-Winning Bicolor Blooms — Rusty red-orange fully double blooms with golden-yellow petal edges create a richly jewel-toned, ruffled display that is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful and distinctive marigold color combinations available.
  • Organic Pest Deterrent — Proven natural pest-deterrent properties repel nematodes, aphids, whiteflies, and other common garden pests, making Queen Sophia an invaluable certified organic companion plant in vegetable and herb gardens.
  • Non-Stop Season-Long Blooms — Self-cleaning flowers bloom continuously and prolifically from midsummer through the first killing frost, delivering one of the longest and most reliable bloom seasons of any French marigold cultivar.
  • Exceptional Heat Tolerance — Thrives and blooms vigorously through peak summer heat and humidity, maintaining prolific flower production when other cool-season annuals stall, fade, or decline entirely.
  • Pollinator & Beneficial Insect Attractor — Nectar-rich double blooms attract native bees, butterflies, and beneficial predatory insects throughout the season, supporting a healthy and balanced organic garden ecosystem.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun (minimum 6 hours daily) with well-drained soil and moderate moisture — water at the base of the plant to prevent foliage disease and allow the top inch of soil to dry slightly between waterings. Queen Sophia is a warm-season annual; plant after last frost for continuous bold warm-tone color from midsummer through fall frost. Deadheading is optional as flowers are self-cleaning, but removing spent blooms can encourage even heavier production throughout the season.

We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

Mature Height is 6"–1'

Mature Spread is Up to 6"

Watering: Keep moist

Blooms in:

  • Summer
  • Fall

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