General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
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: 8 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Culinary Herb
Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Flowers
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Pot Marigold

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Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2018-06-20
Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2019-07-06
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-10-29
Calendula officinalis 'Snow Princess'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr kitchen garden
Date: 2018-08-25
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: RHS Harlow Carr kitchen garden
Date: 2018-07-22
Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2018-06-20
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Plant trial

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Plant trial
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Plant trial

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