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CALENDULA FLASHBACK MIXED

Latin Name: Calendula officinalis
Common Name: Marigold
 
Item Code: 1228A
Variety: Flashback Mixed
 
Type: Hardy Annual
Qty in Stock: In stock
Packet Contains: 100 Seeds
Sow: Mar - Sep
Germination: Up to 14 days
Growing Notes:
Harvest: May - Oct
Height: 24" (60cm)
£2.75
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A gorgeous mixture where the beautiful apricot, orange, yellow and creamy-buff flowers have a muted burgundy underside to the petals. This unique cut flower has double and semi-double flowers on long, strong stems and looks wonderful not only as a cut flower but in the border too. 1 ½”. HA.

How to Grow Calendula from Seed

Calendula, sometimes called Pot Marigolds, brighten up your garden with zingy yellows, bright oranges and calming creams. Calendula is a member of the same family as daisies and chrysanthemums. The petals are edible and have a lightly bitter flavour, although the flowers have no fragrance.

Calendula add colour to borders and grows well in containers. As well as attracting beneficial pollinators and looking cheerful in a vase, Calendula is used in herbal medicine and as a dye plant.

Calendula is easy to grow from seed. It can be direct sown in the spring or autumn, or started indoors for transplanting in spring.

Rake the soil to a fine, crumbly texture and make drills 12mm deep and 30cm apart. Thinly scatter the seed into the drills and cover over with soil. Keep moist without over-wetting until established. Thin out the seedlings to about 30 cm apart. Rich soil and a full sun location will keep your Calendula blooming happily.