Quantity
Approximately 50 seeds
Exposure
Sun
Discover the plant
Family
Asteraceae
Type
Annual flower
Cycle
Annual
Garden calendula brightens up flowerbeds and vegetable gardens with its vibrant orange flowers, radiating like small suns, which bloom generously from spring to autumn. Easy to grow and undemanding, it wonderfully complements living gardens, where its abundant flowering attracts bees, hoverflies, and other beneficial insects, thus strengthening the natural balance of crops. Its flexible and bushy habit allows it to be integrated as a border or among vegetables, where it adds color, biodiversity, and rustic charm. Highly valued for its traditional uses, it offers edible petals and flowers renowned in herbalism for their soothing properties and great versatility. In the garden, it loves the sun and adapts to a wide range of well-drained soils, making it a sure bet for both beginner and experienced gardeners. Its rapid growth and continuous flowering encourage frequent harvesting, whether for bouquets, infusions, or artisanal preparations. By allowing a few flowers to go to seed, it sometimes gracefully reseeds itself, returning to scatter the garden with brilliant touches from year to year. Ornamental, useful, and decidedly luminous, garden calendula is an essential plant for uniting beauty, ecology, and tradition in the garden.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
1 cm (3/8 in)
Establishment temperature
18 to 21 °C (64 to 70 °F)
Establishment time
5 to 10 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun
Soil
Well drained
Watering
Moderate
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodJune to October
HarvestJune to October
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsTomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, basil
Avoid planting withAbsinthe
Beds, borders, edible flowers, infusions, medicinal garden
