Calendula Pink Surprise

Calendula Pink Surprise is an annual flower with bright green foliage and large double pinky-orange peach coloured flowers. It is a prolific bloomer that reaches 40 cm in height. Good for beds, borders, containers and as a cut flower. Great for attracting beneficial pollinators. Easy to grow.

Calendula are considered by many gardening experts as one of the most versatile flowers to grow in a garden, especially since they are easy to grow, and tolerate most soils. Like most hardy annuals, they can be simply sown where they are to flower. They are tolerant of any well-drained soil, even quite poor ones.

Cheerful and bright, use Calendula alone or in combination with other flowering annuals and perennials in beds, borders or containers. Calendula are prolific and durable and so are perfect candidates for cutting and flower arrangements.

A common name for the calendula is ‘Pot Marigold’ because the outer petals of the flower are used in cooking as both flavouring and colouring agent in soups, stews, cheeses, and margarine. The tangy petals can be sprinkled into salads and used to decorate cakes or feed them to chickens to produce dark coloured yolks. The petals can also be used as a substitute for saffron.

The plants are also an excellent companion plant because of their insect repelling properties. They were once used as a herbal remedy in broths “as a comforter of the heart and spirits” and the flowers are also used in skin and cosmetic preparations.

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