*Height: 60cm
*Edible flowers
*Marmalade-orange quilled petals cluster around the citrus yellow centers of 'Radio', an heirloom from the 1930s. Calendulas are long inhabitants of kitchen gardens, for the dried petals have been used to color and flavor cakes and stews since Roman times, and traditional healing salves are still crafted from the dried petals of dozens of blooms.
*Sow 1 cm deep in drills 45cm apart in well cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Transferring to 7.5cm pots when large enough to handle.Prefers a position in full sun, will grow in most soils.
*Edible flowers
*Marmalade-orange quilled petals cluster around the citrus yellow centers of 'Radio', an heirloom from the 1930s. Calendulas are long inhabitants of kitchen gardens, for the dried petals have been used to color and flavor cakes and stews since Roman times, and traditional healing salves are still crafted from the dried petals of dozens of blooms.
*Sow 1 cm deep in drills 45cm apart in well cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Transferring to 7.5cm pots when large enough to handle.Prefers a position in full sun, will grow in most soils.