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Calendula
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Calendula officinalis
Plant type:
cool-season annual
Height:
15-18 inches
Location and soil:
sun; average, well-drained soil
Uses:
cutting, bedding, border, containers
Bloom time:
late spring-early summer
Color range:
orange, yellow
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
6-8 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last heavy spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last heavy spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
10-14 days
Germination temp.:
70 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
1/4 inch
Needs light or dark to germinate:
dark
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
12 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
also known as Pot Marigold; self-sows readily; can be sown in the fall in zones 9-10; tolerates light frost
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