Flashback Butterfly Calendula Flower Seeds

Calendula - Flashback - Calendula officinalis Hardy Annual These carefree, casual flowers bloom brightly on sturdy branching plants. Flashback offers double and semi-double 2 - 3" blossoms in satiny shades of orange, apricot, rosy-peach and cream, with many bi-colors and petals backed with deep red or maroon. They add sparkle to country-style bouquets and lure visiting summer butterflies. Their edible petals make colorful salad garnishes. Soil & Water: Prefer well drained soil in full sun. Planting & Growing: Calendulas bloom best in cool weather, so plant in early spring.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Calendula officinalis
• Plant type: Hardy Annual
• Growth habit: Low Growing
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Hardy Annual These carefree, casual flowers bloom brightly on sturdy branching plants.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Height At Maturity: 18-24"
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 8"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Flashback Butterfly Calendula Flower 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.

Sow seeds 1" apart, cover 1/2" deep, firm soil and keep seed bed moist.

Place Flashback Butterfly Calendula Flower 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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