| Botanical name | Calendula officinalis |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  High Maintenance High Maintenance – Requires Regular Maintenance.  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | Description:The round, flat flowers range in colour from cream to yellow and orange. |
| Common name(s) | Pot marigold |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Description: The foliage is pale-green carrying golden orange flowers. |
| Uses in landscape design | Very easy to grow as a bedding or border plant. Also, calendula makes an excellent container plant. |
| Maintenance | Thin out seedlings to space them 250mm apart; pinch out the growing tips to encourage bushiness. |
| Soil conditions | Prefers well-dranined and moist medium. |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Uses | The flowers can be added to various dishes to give a yellow colour. They can also be used to garnish fruit salad. The leaves can be used in salads, stews and even an ingredient for baking. |
| Wildlife attractions | Butterflies |
| Interesting info | Widely used as a medicinal and culinary herb because for its antiseptic properties. These plants self-sow easily. |
| Harvest | Pick the leaves when young and flowers when they are open. |
| When to sow | |
| Seed sowing instructions | Sow directly into beds and cover seed. They should flower 10 weeks after sowing. |
Calendula officinalis (Pot marigold)
- Botanical name: Calendula officinalis
- Common name(s): Pot marigold
- Categories: Annuals
Plant description:
Very easy to grow as a bedding or border plant. Sow directly into beds during autumn, and cover seed. Thin out seedlings to space them 250mm apart; pinch out the growing tips to encourage bushiness. Plants self-sow easily. The round, flat flowers range in colour from cream to yellow and orange. They should flower 10 weeks after sowing and make good cut flowers. Once widely used as a medicinal and culinary herb because of its antiseptic properties.
Family: –Â Asteraceae, Daisy family
Botanical Pronunciation: kuh-LEND-yoo-luh off-fiss-in-AY-liss.
Calendula officinalis requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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Description:The round, flat flowers range in colour from cream to yellow and orange.
Description: The foliage is pale-green carrying golden orange flowers.
