I see many different varieties of marigold in that bunch. Some are anemone flowered and some are carnation flowered. If you started them from seed I'd say it was a mixture of seeds but they are puttin on a good show

I checked it. One plant can have yellow, orange, dark orange, red colors, even mixed colors. All on the same one plant. There are also many faded flowers and I just saved the seeds today. I believe they are of the same flower type.

I think it is out of season now. Or I can just go to store to see how it is marked. It was sold as a flat.

There's a popular line of french marigold called Brocade. Most growers will provide a mix and all of the seed producers sell Brocade mix. That's what yours looks like to me, though there are other lines such as Sophia mix, Boy O Boy, and others.

This coming winter, you can start seed shopping on line and find a pretty mix that appeals to you.

Your picture reminds me of why I don't grow marigolds anymore.....all that dead heading! Not my favorite thing, lol.

I guess no one believe that this is not a mix...

Older varieties of "red" marigolds are not exactly stable with regard to being red. Some of the older red varieties are somewhat changeable, in that, due to weather conditions, the flowers can shift/change colors in high heat/cool temperatures, cloudy days/sunny days, etc.

However, I can't think of the older cultivars I used to grow that did this. I'd hazard a guess that many of the less expensive seed packets in the dollar stores could possibly be these older types.

With hybridizing this trait seems to have disappeared.

When I purchaded the falt last year, they were mixed colors. I did not pay much attention to the blooms. I did save some seeds and planted the same year. They sprouted, so I know the seeds would be good. So I saved most of the seeds. All this year plants are from last year seeds. When I segregate one single plant, I see different colors. I think they go from yellow to darker, the dark red the last.

So the mystery is solved. These are saved seeds. Saved seeds from a hybrid mix can end up being any combination of plants that went into making that hybrid--all its' ancestors. That is why it looks like a lot of different varieties make up your flower bed. Yes saved hybrid seed will sprout and grow a plant but not the exact plant that you took the seed from. Only heirloom seeds grown in isolation so they are pollinated by the same variety will come true from saved seed.

This is highly possible. When I planted them the first year, I believe they are of mixed colors (from the same plant) from very beginning. So I believe they were bred that way and they were not pure colored. Here are two more photos of two plants:

One young plant.

The other larger plant.

You can see yellow, orange, red and mixed, all on the same plant.

I believe they are hybrid. I was afraid they would not even sprout, so I did not pay much attention to them. Now with all the beautiful colors on the same plants, I'm very happy about them. To me, they are more beautiful than the pure colored ones. The seeds started very easily, I was surprised.

RedSun, as dowlinggram said, the news that these are from last year's saved seed is important. There's no telling what the parent plants were.

I believe you....I just didn't have all of the information. Enjoy your plants!

What I'm getting is that, all folks who applied believe the parent plants were pure colored plants, them getting mixed when I saved the seeds.

And no one believes that the parent plants were already of mixed colors on the same plant.

I know most the folks know marigold more than I do. But I'm still surprised with the answers here. Thx all...

Check THIS MARIGOLD out! Does it seem to resemble your plant? It's the only variety that I found with different looking flowers on one plant.

This is a good dig! They are of the same kind. I did not really pay much attention to marigold....