Calendula
- Botanical Name
- Calendula officinalis
- Hardiness
- Annual
- Height
- 12 to 18 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Spring to fall: orange, yellow, white; edible
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost or sow directly outdoors just before last frost date
- Sow seeds again later in the season for fall flowers
- Deadhead to promote continual bloom
- Problems
- Fungal leaf spot, powdery mildew, stem and root rots, aster yellows, cabbage looper, aphids
- Varieties
- Pacific Beauty Series - heat tolerant, yellows and oranges, 15"
- Prince Series - cut flowers, yellows, oranges, heat resistant
- Radio Extra Selected - cactus-like blooms, orange, 18-24"
- Touch of Red - yellow and orange flowers tipped with red
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