Lemon Gem Marigold

15 Seeds+

🌼 Lemon Gem Marigold Seeds
Tagetes tenuifolia

A burst of sunshine in bloom 🌞🍋, Lemon Gem Marigold is a compact variety that produces masses of small golden-yellow flowers with a refreshing citrus scent and flavor. Unlike common marigolds, this gem type offers edible petals with a zesty lemon note 🌿✨, making it a favorite of chefs, bakers, and mixologists. Hardy, floriferous, and pest-repelling 🌱🐜, it’s a triple-win plant: ornamental, culinary, and functional.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Bright lemon 🍋, tangy citrus 🍊, with subtle herbal spice 🌿.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

🥗 Sprinkle petals into salads for lemony zest and golden color
🧁 Decorate cakes, pastries & cookies with sunny edible blooms
🍸 Float petals in cocktails, syrups & shrubs for citrus brightness
🍵 Steep in teas or infuse vinegars for a refreshing tang
🥘 Add to rice or grain dishes for color + subtle citrusy lift

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Lemon Gem Marigold is the chef’s citrus-floral garnish 🌼👨🍳🍋. With its delicate golden blooms and lemony flavor, it delivers both beauty and taste to salads, desserts, and cocktails. Compact, prolific, and fragrant, it’s a must-have edible flower for creative kitchens.

🌱 Growing Notes:

🪴 Compact annual, 12–16” tall, bushy mounded growth
🌼 Masses of bright yellow edible blooms with citrus scent
⏱ Long bloom season: summer → frost
🌞 Thrives in full sun, drought-tolerant once established
🐝 Attracts pollinators & repels pests (especially aphids & nematodes)

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Tagetes tenuifolia (‘Lemon Gem’)

• Habit: Annual, compact 12–16” tall

• Flavor: Lemony, tangy citrus, herbal

• Culinary Uses: Salads, teas, cocktails, cakes, rice dishes

• Companion Planting: Pest deterrent + pollinator attractor