1# CALEDULA FLOWER SEED

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a bright, cheerful flower that’s both ornamental and useful—popular in gardens for beauty, pollinators, and even herbal uses.

🌿 What It Looks Like

• Daisy-like flowers

• Colors: yellow, orange, and gold

• Blooms can be single or double (full, layered petals)

• Grows in a neat, bushy shape

🌱 Growing Info

• Height: 1–2 feet

• Full sun to light partial shade ☀️

• Prefers cooler weather (spring and fall do best)

• Blooms early and can continue for a long time

• Easy to grow from seed and may self-seed

🌼 Garden Uses

• Flower beds and borders

• Companion plant in vegetable gardens

• Containers and raised beds

🐝 Benefits

• Attracts bees and pollinators

• Helps bring beneficial insects into your garden

• Can help deter some pests

🍽️ Edible & Herbal Uses

Calendula is more than just pretty:

• 🌸 Petals are edible

  • Used in salads or as garnish

  • Sometimes called “poor man’s saffron” for color

• 🧴 Used in:

  • Salves and skin creams

  • Herbal teas (mild)

🌿 Care Tips

• Deadhead (remove old flowers) to get more blooms

• Doesn’t like extreme heat—may slow down in midsummer

• Water moderately (not too wet)

👍 Why Gardeners Love It

• Very easy and beginner-friendly

• Long blooming season

• Dual-purpose: decorative + edible + medicinal

• Great companion for vegetables

🔍 How It Fits in Your Garden

With everything you're planting:

• 🌻 Sunflowers + Bachelor Buttons → pollinator zone

• 🌼 Calendula fits perfectly here too

• 🌶️ Peppers & 🍅 tomatoes → benefit from pollinators nearby

✅ Tip:
Plant calendula near your tomatoes and peppers—it can help bring in beneficial insects and add color at ground level.