I'm always looking to try something a little different and have been looking at various seed companies' ads for Pink Surprise Calendula. Has anybody grown this and if so, what vendor do you recommend? I have grown the orange/yellow ones in the past and enjoy how they readily reseed themselves. Also interested in apricot shades of other annuals - any recommendations?

Hi Don,

Hazzard's Seeds have several apricot colored Calendulas in their rather extensive offering of calendula seeds.

http://www.hazzardsgreenhouse....

I don't grow Calendulas, but I did purchase some white cactus flowered zinnias from Hazzard's and they were OK. They were white zinnias and many of them could be called Cactus flowered. I was satisfied with the purchase.

ZM

Thanks, ZenMan, on your Hazzard Seed advice. Brought up their website and now agonizing on which variety or varieties I like the most. Never heard one a seed company having so many choices.

I'm aware that zinnias are your speciality and always look forward to your informative posts as well as your amazing photos - so appreciate even more you taking time to help out a fellow gardener regarding calendulas.

Your help is a good example of why I enjoy this website so much.

DonfromPA said:Your help is a good example of why I enjoy this website so much.

Thanks so much for your kind words, Don.

ZM

ZenMan said:
Thanks so much for your kind words, Don.

ZM

Yes, thank you for taking the time to answer so many of our diverse questions, especially when they are not zinnias!

I grow both pink surprise and several others. Pink surprise is yellow with a tinge of pink on the edges. For apricot color, hands down the zeolight calendula.

From whom you purchase won't matter except for who has the best deal. I got my zeolight through a swap and I bought a couple of others. Swallowtail, Eden brothers, either is fine.