Pacific Apricot Beauty Calendula

Be sure to check out our Calendula Growing Guide for more tips & tricks on successfully growing calendula in your garden.

Calendula is the perfect option for attracting pollinators and other beneficial insects to your vegetable garden in spring or fall. These insects will increase your garden harvest and help to reduce your pest/disease pressure.  The blooms also have several culinary and medicinal uses. Do not eat the calyx or flower centers. The petals may be harvested for consumption or inclusion in salves for helping to heal minor cuts. For cut flowers, harvest once the bloom is around 50% open; once they are fully open, you can pull the petals off before using in dishes.  Calendula officinalis. 

We recommend transplanting Pacific Apricot Beauty Calendula for best results. This flower variety grows great in our heavy-duty seed starting trays with Black Gold Seed Starting Mix. Plant one seed per cell and keep soil moist, but not over-saturated. Fertilize seedlings after the appearance of the first true leaves. Plants will be ready to transplant with they can be easily pulled from the cells in the seed tray. Calendula is a cool-season flower that performs best in early spring and fall. In spring, plant several weeks before the last frost date. In fall, plant several weeks before the first frost date. Place transplants 6-12″ apart along the row. Calendula may be planted on single rows or double rows on drip irrigation. Prune blooms for continual performance throughout the growing season.

Pacific Apricot Beauty Calendula Planting Information

Planting Method: transplant

When to Plant: early spring and fall

Planting Depth: 1/4″

Seed Spacing: 6-12″

Row Spacing: 3-4′

Days to Maturity: 50-55

Disease Resistance: None