How to tend a Calendula officinalis

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries

Sunlight

Like adequate light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, dilute fertilizers following instructions, in early summer, spring and autumn apply fertilizers once monthly

Pruning

Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Compositae, Calendula
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-September, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
white, orange
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