General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 8 - 12 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Beige-pink with darker underside to the petals
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Needs specific temperature: 18 - 23C
Days to germinate: 5 - 10
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Touch of Red Buff'.

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Common names
  • Pot Marigold
  • English Marigold
  • Calendula

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Plant trial
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Plant trial

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