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Growing Calendula From Seed
How to grow calendula (pot marigold) from seed: sowing and succession planting, spacing, sun and soil, and harvesting for cut flowers or edible petals.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Calendula - Key Growing Information
DAYS TO GERMINATION:
Seedlings appear in about 7–14 days at 70°F (21°C).
SOWING:
Sowing in place is recommended: plant 1/4" deep once frost has passed. Sow 2–3 times, 2–3 weeks apart, to keep flowers coming from summer until a hard frost. For transplants, start seed 4–5 weeks before planting out.
LIGHT PREFERENCE:
Full sun to partial shade.
PLANT HEIGHT:
Depends on variety.
PLANT SPACING:
6–12" apart.
HARDINESS ZONES:
Grown as an annual.
HARVEST:
Cut Flowers: Cut when blooms are about half open. Edible: Pick fully open flowers and pull off the petals to use in the kitchen; don't eat the green calyx or the flower center.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS:
Fertile soil with good drainage.
USES:
Cut flowers and edible petals. The flowers are also traditionally used in herbal skin salves and tinctures. Suits beds, borders, containers, massed plantings and cottage gardens.
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Calendula officinalis
ALTERNATE NAMES:
Pot marigold, Scotch marigold, common marigold
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