About Touch of Red Buff
Cream petals with deep red undersides.
80 days. The common name, pot marigold, is from its resemblance to marigolds. Valued as an herb since ancient times medicinally, ceremonially, and in food. Like sunflowers, calendula flowers follow the sun.
About Calendula
Daisies whose petals can be used in salads. Use in soups and stews for color and flavor. Prefers cooler temperatures, so appreciates filtered sun. Cold-tolerant, providing nonstop color from spring through first frost. Deadhead for rebloom in late summer. Yellow and orange varieties have higher resin levels, making them ideal for lotions and creams. May self-seed.
Pot Size & Price
seed packets
$4.00
Height
18"–24"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Catalog
A068
Plant Traits
Medicinal
Edible Flowers
