Calendula Seed

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Minimum of 30 seeds per packet

Annual, 40-50 days to maturity

18in tall

Full sun (yields more blooms) to part shade

Sow directly into the garden in early spring or start in pots a few weeks before last frost.

Space plants 6-8in apart.

Blooms continuously until hard frost, remove flowers as they open to encourage branching and continued flowering. Can effectively re-seed for seasons to come!

Add blossoms to salads, tea infusions, lemonade, or infuse in oil for a healing herbal ally. Calendula is revered by herbalists for its affinity for wound healing, immune support, and cleansing of the body’s metabolic pathways.