CALENDULA - PINK SURPRISE

CALENDULA - PINK SURPRISE

Calendula officinalis

This is a beautifully elegant double pink variety that grows to 40cm.

Calendula flowers are a familiar sight in cottage gardens and in colourful

window boxes. The petals are a great addition to salads and often used

in stirfries and even added to muffins.  The have a myriad of uses in the

kitchen and also very popular in the garden as companion plants and as

an attractant to those parasitic insects that prey upon garden pests. It is

also useful for eradicating couch grass and or twitchgrass.  The plant

grows to a height of 40cm with a 15cm spread.  The flowers are double 

with pink petals and raised yellow centres. It grows best in a warm sunny

position with moist but well drained soil.  Propagate from seed by placing

premium seed raising mix in a pot, sprinkle the seeds on top and tamp down

Cover them lightly with soil and keep the seed raising mixture moist.

Once seedlings reach a height of 3-4cm, plant them out into the garden

Liquid fertilise as required. Dead head spent flowers to prolong flowering.

QTY 50 seeds