Marigolds Strawberry Blonde is widely recognized as one of the most unusually and beautifully colored French Marigolds ever introduced — a color breakthrough in the marigold world. Fully double blooms open deep coral or rose-pink with a rustic yellow crest, then gradually fade through peach, salmon, and cream as they mature, with multiple tones visible on a single plant at any given time. Most remarkably, as temperatures cool in autumn and winter, flower colors deepen and intensify — a quality that makes this variety uniquely outstanding in the Gulf’s cool growing season, when most ornamentals are fading rather than improving. Compact plants reach 20 to 30 cm with mounded habits. Fully edible, pollinator-friendly, and nematode-suppressing.