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Calendula (pot marigold)
Orange calendula in flower, 2 Oct 2026

Calendula (pot marigold)

Calendula officinalis

Orange flowers with dark red-brown centres. Self-seeds freely, and seed is easy to save from the dried, curled seed heads. Moving with the bed when it makes way for the step this winter.

Part of the gravel bed.

Common name
Calendula (pot marigold)
Section
Beds
Spot
Garden
Soil
Gravelly garden soil
Options
Potential

Seasonal colour for beds, container displays or informal mixed planting.

From
Grown on from online plugs, or bought from a local independent garden centre
Age
Under a year (annual)
Next repot
Not needed: it's in the ground
Edible
✅ Yes: The petals brighten up a salad.
Hardy
🤔 Borderline: shelter from hard frosts
Garden-centre price
about £3
Did you know?

Known as 'poor man's saffron', its petals were once used to colour butter and cheese.

Care & updates

What to expect
An annual: it'll finish with the first frosts. Save seed or let it self-seed for next year. Flowers Jun–Oct.
Feeding
Every 21 days, May–Aug, with Tomato feed (high potash) for flowers

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