Fully double salmon-pink flowers with a touch of delicate orange. Ideal for bedding, borders and cutting. Keeps blooming right up to the first frosts. Height 45cm (18″). HA – Hardy annual.
Often known as the ‘Pot Marigold’ – a reference to its use in cooking. The edible petals can be used fresh in salads or dried and used to colour cheeses. Often used as a substitute to Saffron for colouring. In Germany it’s used in soups and in the middle east in a lot of traditional dishes.
Growing Information
Full growing instructions given on packet. Easy to grow – ideal for beginners. Sow March-May outdoors for flowers June-September, or August-September for the following May-July.
Sowing Information
Sow the seed thinly direct into finely raked, moist, warm, weed-free soil where the plants are to flower 1.3cm (½”) deep. Germination normally takes 10-15 days. As the seedlings develop, thin them out in stages to achieve a final spacing of 23-30cm (9-12″). For early flowering, the following year sow direct August/September where the plants are to flower.
