calendula

needles and pins calendula

This bushy annual will have lance-shaped, light green leaves with a rich aroma. Double, orange flowerheads with incurved petals appear from late spring to autumn. Good cutting flowers - strong stems petals are edible and make colourful addition to salads.

Calendula and Tagetes (marigold) are often confused with each other. Calendula is a member of the daisy family and tagetes is a member of the sunflower family. Both plants have yellow flowers, but they are different shapes. Calendula flowers are round and have a lot of petals

Classification

• Common Names: needles and pins calendula

• Family: officinalis

• Variety: needles and pins, cactus

20190422_080423.jpg: 2020-11-14 Calendula seedlings

• Plant Type: annual

• Propagation: Seed

• Hardiness: Hardy H5-H1 (<-10)

• Flowering Season: Summer to autumn

self sowing also - harvest small plants from garden and then replant them where they should be. Rake soil to provide firm, even surface. Sow in pre-watered soil; lightly cover with more soil; keep moist thin seedlings to allow development and prevent overcrowding allow 30cm between plants For winter and early spring flowering as pot plants, sow in a cool greenhouse in late summer

2024-03-01: Sow the orange king variety of the cactus calendula seed indoors in pods.

2023-07-02: The cactus calendula has done very well and is flowering. Approx 60cm bushes is full sun with limited rust.

2023-03-25: callendula germinating but very eratic

2023-02-25: Sow Calendula officinalis or Pot marigold in pods indoors.

2003-04-04: sow Calendula directly, plant 23cm apart

calendula.JPG: 2001-06-21 needles and pins

20190704_201944.jpg: 2020-11-14 calendula flower orange

calendula 2.JPG: 2001-06-14 needles and pins

calendula 3.jpg: 2020-11-14

june 2003 - 165.jpg: 2020-11-14

june 2003 - 092.jpg: 2020-11-14 Calendula

DSC02226.JPG: 2002-08-15 needles and pins

20190704_201950.jpg: 2020-11-14 Calendula

2020-12-26_19-21-21.png: 2020-12-26 Calendula Seed Packet