Calendula Cut Flower. Keep flowers cut back to encourage more blooms. 29012013 Plant material and experimental set up.
Petals are used in cooking and were used as yellow coloring in cheeses and butters in centuries past. They grow to a height of around 70 to 80cm 28 to 32in and a spread of 45cm 18in are an excellent variety for borders and make a stunning cut flower. Calendula does not require supplemental feeding.
To dry the flowers spread out the cut flower heads on a screen in a dry shady spot.
Calendula is herbaceous in the sense that the leaves and the stem above the level of the soil die at the end of the growing season. Calendula officinalis Cut Flower Mix is a specially selected mix of colours and types each with long stems designed for cutting. Use the number of days to bloom to calculate your planting dates by crop so that your flower crops begin to bloom at relatively the same time. Thin out the seedlings to about a footyou can transplant the ones that are too close to another part of the plot if you have gapsI love having mixed beds in the cut flower.