Calendula Orange Porcupine - pot marigold - seed

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$9.95

Flowering annual pot marigold with super-citrussy quilled flowers just like a baby porcupine or echidna! Tall variety with long stems good for cutting.

Calendula is traditionally used for home dyeing, herbal medicines, cooking and teas. Big seeds - easy for kids to sow as an introduction to gardening.

We can't ship this product to Tasmania, Western Australia.

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Description

Calendula officinalis 'Orange Porcupine' - pot marigold

DESCRIPTION: Sun loving annual, abundant large double flowers with rolled petals in deep orange. Suited to cottage gardens, potted colour, borders. Long stems for cutting. World Botanics heritage variety
PLANTING: Sow seeds directly into garden beds or seed raising mix late Summer to early Winter. Add a slow release fertiliser to the soil prior to planting. Plant in free draining soil in a full sun location.
CARE: Easy care plant. Water seedlings regularly until established and during extended dry periods. Apply liquid fertiliser regularly for best results. Remove spent flowers to prolong the flowering season.

HEIGHT & WIDTH

PLANT SPACING

SOW DEPTH

GERMINATION

FLOWERING

60cm H x 30cm W

30cm

5mm

10-14 days

10-12 weeks

100 seeds

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