Pot Marigold, mixed colours
Favourite mixture of single unfilled flowers in yellow and orange tones. An uncomplicated and undemanding free flowering cut flower. After the first flowering the seed heads should be cut off, then they will continue flowering until well into the autumn.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Calendula officinalisFlower colour: orange, yellowVegetation period: annual, Cool FlowersUse of flowers and herbs: Balcony/pots, Cut flower, Edible blossom, Good for insects and bees, Herbal tea plant, Scent plantHeight in cm: 30-60
Origin
Multiplier: Gaos, Jos Jeuken und Ellen Krul, Maatschap Nieuw Bonaventura / Mieke, Leen-Jan und Niels Reedijk, Maatschap Westers Bio-Akkerbouw, Martin Hänsel, Peter Kiefer Cerifications: Demeter
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 20Planting distance (cm): 25 x 25Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm
increasingly from

Jos Jeuken und Ellen Krul
GAOS, a biodynamic mixed farm in Flevoland, Netherlands, is located close to the IJsselmeer.


Maatschap Nieuw Bonaventura / Mieke, Leen-Jan und Niels Reedijk
The biodynamic farm Maatschap-Niuew Bonaventura is located in the south-west of the Netherlands, 1.60 metres below sea level and is characterised by a maritime climate.

Martin Hänsel
Martin Hänsel propagates seeds on a biodynamic basis in Taucha, on the edge of the Leipzig Basin.
Peter Kiefer
Peter Kiefer propagates seeds on a biodynamic basis in Rot an der Rot. South of Upper Swabia, on the edge of the Allgäu region between Rot and Illertal.