African Marigolds

I saved seed from last year and grew african marigolds. This year those seeds became 5 feet tall with multiple huge flowers they were amazing! Do these plants normally get so big?

I was looking for those tall marigolds. as I noticed them when looking up the "regular" ones. Maybe the shorter ones are hybrids and your tall ones have just reverted to their true state. I wonder if mine will do that next year when I plant them. Guess I won't put them were I want 6" tall plants, LOL.

Well, there are "African"marigolds (tall) and "French" marigolds (very short). They seem to be different species (T. erecta and T. patula).

I often see the African ones with blooms that are huge (double) and each bloom is all-one-color (yellow, gold or orange, usually). Like Tagetes erecta 'Crackerjack'
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/105914/


The French marigolds that I've noticed often have two colors in one bloom. Say, red and orange or yellow and red.
Tagetes patula
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[common]=french+marigold&searcher[family]=&searcher[genus]=&searcher[species]=&searcher[cultivar]=&searcher[hybridizer]=&searcher[grex]=&search_prefs[blank_cultivar]=&search_prefs[sort_by]=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search

I just ordered some tall white ones from "Sampleseeds".
I just found this seed seller and it's pretty cool, packages have less seed and are inexpensive.