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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 16 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Flowers
Eating Methods: Tea
Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 7-14 at 70°
Depth to plant seed: Lightly cover
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Pot Marigold
  • English Marigold
  • Calendula

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2014-05-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Plant trial

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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

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lovesblooms On February 24, 2018 Seeds sown
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