(C) Calendula Green Heart Orange seeds 1.5g (414550)

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🌼 Calendula ‘Green Heart Orange’
🌼 Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis
🌼 Type: Hardy Annual

A bold twist on a classic favourite! Calendula ‘Green Heart Orange’ features rich orange double blooms with a striking green centre—an eye-catching variation of the traditional pot marigold. Long-flowering and easy to grow, it’s perfect for brightening borders, beds, and containers, and also makes an excellent cut flower. Edible petals and pollinator appeal make this a garden multi-tasker.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Hardy Annual
✔ Height: 50 – 60 cm
✔ Spread: 25 – 30 cm
✔ Flowers: June – October
✔ Position: Full sun, well-drained soil

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow Indoors: Mar – Apr, 0.5–1 cm deep in trays or modules
✔ Sow Outdoors: Apr – Jun, directly where they are to flower
✔ Germination: 7 – 14 days at 15 – 20°C
✔ Transplant / Thin: Space 20 – 30 cm apart after last frost
✔ Care: Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering; water during dry spells

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Unique green centre for added interest 🌿🧡
✔ Edible petals – use in salads or garnish 🥗🌸
✔ Excellent cut flower with long vase life ✂️
✔ Attracts bees, hoverflies, and other pollinators 🐝🦋

✨ Top Tip
For continuous blooms, sow in two waves—early spring and again in mid-summer. Calendula self-seeds readily for future seasons!

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Cottage garden borders
✔ Pollinator-friendly planting
✔ Cut flower arrangements
✔ Edible gardens & herbal uses

🌼 Plant With: Cornflowers, nasturtiums, borage, and chamomile – a beneficial blend for pollinators, colour, and companion planting.

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