Calendula officinalis Greenheart Orange
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Height: 24 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Edible flowers
- Ideal for: Bedding, Border, Children
Description
Rich orange, serrated petals form a floral 'ruff' around a lime-green heart.
Easy to grow, producing lots of flowers for the garden and making a lovely cut flower for indoors.
Flowers summer.
Height 45-60cm (18-24 in).
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Indoors 6-8 weeks before last spring frost or outdoors early spring zones 2-7, early autumn zones 8-10 |
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| Sowing depth: | 12mm (½in) |
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Sow outdoors where they are to flower when the ground becomes workable.
Cover seed with its own depth of sowing mix and exclude light.
Growing Instructions
Thin out the young plants to 30cm (12in) apart when large enough to handle.
Prefers a well drained soil and full sun.
Aftercare Instructions
Seeds sown out of doors in the autumn for overwintering will flower in late spring/early summer.
They can also be sown indoors and treated like hardy annuals.
Kitchen Notes
The petals have been used as a substitute for saffron, can be made into soup, added to rice puddings, omelets, seafood chowders and they make a bright and zesty addition to tossed salads.
