Tagetes patula 'Fireball' ~ Fireball French Marigold cat-safe Golden Tiara Hosta is a

Golden Tiara Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage

The red blushed gold skin fruits have firm

Early Spring

Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush is a miniature well-branching shrub with a dense mounding habit and willowy grey-green leaves

IMAGES: Carol Tierney

Tagetes patula 'Fireball' ~ Fireball French Marigold cat-safe Golden Tiara Hosta is aFireball French Marigold is a compact annual with a mounding habit of aromatic basal foliage and dramatic color changing flowers. Fragrant double flowers open deep red and mature to fiery bronze then gold as they mature and bloom on branching stems through spring until frost. Grows best in full sun and evenly moist well drained soils. Naturally repels insects and soil nematodes. Fireball's colors change slower in cool conditions and faster in warmer