Calendula
Flower · cool season · also called pot marigold
When to plant
- Sow seeds outdoors about 2 weeks before your average last spring frost.
- It can also be grown as a fall crop, timed back from your first fall frost.
- Ready to harvest about 50 days after planting.
Edible petals. Keeps blooming into light frosts.
Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.
Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b
Growing basics
- Sun
- Part sun (4–6 hours)
- Spacing
- 10 in
- Soil temperature
- At least 45°F
- Time to harvest
- About 50 days
- Containers
- At least 1 gallons
- Plant family
- Lettuce and daisy family
- Harvest per plant
- About 0.1 lb
- Seeds keep
- About 5 years
Companions
Keep apart: Horseradish. Horseradish spreads aggressively. Give it its own spot.
Keep apart: Mint. Mint spreads aggressively into neighbors. Keep it in a pot.
Keep apart: Fennel (bulb). Fennel slows the growth of most garden plants. Grow it on its own.
Keep apart: Sunchoke (Jerusalem artichoke). Sunchokes spread aggressively and shade neighbors.
Grow it well
Tips
- Snip off faded flowers. Zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and other annual flowers keep blooming longer if you cut off the old flowers before they set seed.
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