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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Peach with burgundy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Flowers
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 7-14
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Calendula
  • Pot Marigold

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-13
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-23
Young seedpod, also very pretty!

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-13
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-27

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 4-18-2015
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-03-29
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-26
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-29
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-25
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-12

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-24

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-10
Unfolding..
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-05-08
Comments:
  • Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on Jun 11, 2022 12:41 PM concerning plant:
    These striking flowers will reseed readily if not deadheaded. They bloom best in cooler temperatures and low humidity. You can cut them back if they start to decline in the heat and they will rebloom later in the season, and will tolerate a light frost.
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