Grow Your Own Beautiful Flowers At Home! An old garden favourite, this flower is a long-blooming addition to any modern garden.  Its gold and orange flowers bloom from spring to fall.  This flower blend is heat and drought tolerant.  It is perfect for attracting pollinators.  Save some flower blooms for fresh or dried floral arrangements; dried petals can also be used for baking or teas.
 
10 seeds in each pack
 
 
Calendula Seed Cultivation Instructions 
 
These easy-to-grow annual flowers are also known as English marigolds or pot marigolds.  Calendula repels a number of bad nematodes in the soil but may attract slugs.  Plant with tomatoes and asparagus. 
 
Botanical name: Calendula officinalis 
Family: Asteraceae 
Difficulty: Easy 
Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
 
Timing 
Direct sow in early spring when light frost is still a possibility.  Continue to sow every two to three weeks until early summer for fall flowers.  Calendula is easiest from direct sowing but can also be started indoors late winter for transplanting once daytime temperatures are steadily above 10°C.  If starting indoors, maintain darkness and a soil temperature of 21°C until germination occurs in 6-14 days, and then supply bright light to keep seedlings compact.  Or direct sow in early autumn in Zones 8-10.
 
Starting 
Sow seeds 5mm deep and aim for a spacing of 15 - 45cm between plants.
 
Growing 
Calendula grows easily in any regular garden soil and thrives in a pH range of 5.5 - 7.0. Pinch back young plants to encourage bushy growth.  Occasional feeding is rewarded, but unnecessary.  Keep plants watered but try to avoid overhead watering as plants are susceptible to mildew.  Deadhead regularly to prevent self-sowing.