Queen Sophia Marigold

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.