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Calendula officinalis Radio Extra Selected
1 packet (150 seeds) @ $2.99
Catalog Code: 1346
Calendula officinalis Radio Extra Selected
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Height: 20 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Edible flowers
- Ideal for: Bedding, Border, Children, Cottage Garden, Cut Flower
Description
Glowing orange, beautifully quilled Cactus-Dahlia shaped blooms magnificent for cutting and border, flowering well even in the poorest conditions.
Flowers all summer.
Height 18-20in.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | sow indoors spring 6-8 weeks before last frost or sow outdoors early spring or late autumn zones 3-7; fall only zones 8-10 | | Sowing depth: | 1cm (½in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart. |
Best sown 1/2 in deep where they are to flower
Sow in well cultivated soil which has been well raked.
Growing Instructions
Thin out the seedlings to 23cm (9in) apart.
They will grow in sun or part shade and in the poorest of soil.
For winter/early spring flowering, pot plants in a cool greenhouse or conservatory, sow in late summer/early autumn.
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