Park’s Whopper Orange Marigold Seeds

The new standard for large marigolds has arrived, and its name is Whopper. Available only from Park Seed, this sturdy, long-blooming marigold boasts fully double blooms a mind-boggling 4 inches across. Not since the old Inca (now discontinued) have blooms even approaching this size been availableand Park’s Whopper holds its double flower form all season, unlike many crash-and-burn giants.

These bright orange flowers are simply stuffed with short, quilled petals, so symmetrical and beautifully rounded that they scarcely look real. A closely-spaced planting of Park’s Whopper is a real delight, because when the plants begin blooming, you literally have a solid wall of flowersno foliage or ground visible in between.

Best of all, this marigold isn’t a prima dona that gives you one or two magnificent blooms and then rests on its laurels, while you ply it with fertilizer and attention to try to coax a little more color out of it. No, thi