Orange Calendula Seeds (Organic)

Orange Calendula is a versatile and vibrant flower celebrated for its brilliant orange blooms and wide range of uses. Each daisy-like flower grows to about 2-3 inches in diameter, with edible petals that add a splash of color to salads, teas, and baked goods. Thriving in full sun to partial shade and well-draining soil, Calendula is an easy-to-grow annual that blooms continuously from early summer to frost. This hardy flower performs well in garden beds, borders, or containers and reseeds readily, providing blooms year after year.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Calendula officinalis
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Low Growing
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Orange Calendula is a versatile and vibrant flower known for its brilliant orange blooms and wide range of uses.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet with a separately listed bulk option

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 65-70°F
• Planting Depth: 1/4"
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Height At Maturity: 12"-24"
• Days to Maturity: 40-50 Days
• Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 10"-12"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Orange Calendula and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Add a touch of warmth and vibrancy to your space with this cheerful and versatile flower.

Annual These orange flowers tolerate heat, and bloom from early summer through light frosts and light snow in autumn.

Use as a coloring substitute for saffron in cooking, as an edible flower with a nutty flavor, or as an ingredient in skin creams.

Place Orange Calendula where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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