FLOWER – CALENDULA (PACIFIC BEAUTY)

FLOWERS – CALENDULA (PACIFIC BEAUTY)

Tagetes patula

Annual growing to 60cm. Fast growing bushy habit. Large flowers in a mix of warm single & double flowers, colors include orange, yellow, apricot & persimmon. Good for beds, borders, containers & as a cut flower. Also known as “Pot marigold”. The Calendula Pacific Beauty is very easy to grow & an adaptive plant that will prosper under most conditions, a non-stop Heirloom favorite, which is also used an edible flower as well. Like most hardy annuals, Calendula is remarkably easy to grow to provide a good show of flowers even in the poorest soils & can be simply sown where they are to flower. They are tolerant of any well-drained soil.

Sow seeds outdoors. Sprinkle seeds over soil & cover lightly. Moisten the soil but do not over water & make the soil soggy. Thin to 20cm when seedlings are 7cm tall.