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Calendula Art Shades Seeds

Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis

Warm Apricot, Orange And Cream Blooms
Excellent For Cutting And Informal Borders
Edible Petals Add Colour To Salads
Easy To Grow And Long Flowering

150 seedsSKU: 25780

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Create a warm, informal display with this beautiful mixture of apricot, cream, orange and yellow calendulas. The bushy plants produce masses of fully double flowers that look equally attractive in cottage-style borders and rustic cut-flower arrangements. Easy to grow and adaptable to most garden soils, the edible petals can also be used to add a colourful finishing touch to salads and desserts.

Key information

Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis

Genus: Calendula

Plant Class: Hardy Annual

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 60

Colour: Mixed

Habitat: Branching,Bushy,Upright

Position: Full Sun

Attractive to: Bees and Butterflies

SOW INDOORS February-April, thinly 1.5cm/half-in deep in pots or trays of compost. Transplant when large enough to handle, harden off and plant out after the risk of frost has passed, spacing plants 30cm/12in apart. SOW OUTDOORS March-May or August-October, directly into the flowering position, 1.5cm/half-in deep. Thin seedlings to 30cm/12in apart. Remove faded flowers regularly to prolong flowering.

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£2.95 delivery charge

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£6.95 delivery charge

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£7.95 delivery charge (e.g. seeds and plants)