Calendula growing
Calendulas are very easy to grow; they are perfect for flower bed plantings and also thrive in pots. This plant belongs to a daisy family and looks like the marigold, measure from 2 ? - 4 ? inches in diameter; very often they are called pot marigold. Their flowers can be orange, apricot, bright yellow, lemon, cream and almost white. They may reach up to twenty four inches, while dwarf species grow to only twelve inches. This plant has branches with long and narrow leaves, a little bit sticky and aromatic.
In literature calendula is describes as a cool season annual. And more often it can be found during the cool season, though some seed companies offer heat resistant species.
This plant likes full sun and moderately fertile soil. If you want to get larger flowers, you should grow it during the cool season.
If you sow seeds in August, your plant is likely to bloom before Christmas. But a little bit later sown seeds will five flowers only in the spring.