Person holding a fresh bouquet of golden, apricot, and peach Flashback Mix calendula flowers.
Flashback Mix calendula flowers blooming in gold, apricot, and peach shades in a sunlit garden row.
Person holding a fresh bouquet of gold, apricot, and peach Flashback Mix calendula flowers in a garden.
Flashback Mix calendula flowers in shades of orange and gold with green foliage in a garden bed.
Two Flashback Mix calendula flowers with cream and apricot petals and maroon centers against green foliage.
Flashback Mix calendula flowers with gold and apricot petals and maroon centers blooming among green foliage.
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Flashback Mix - Calendula Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)

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Flashback Mix calendula blooms in gold, apricot, cream, and peach, with many petals showing a maroon-red reverse that flashes as the flowers move. This modern calendula keeps the old edible and apothecary spirit of the plant while adding a painterly look to beds and bouquets.

The petals are edible and can be used fresh or dried for salads, teas, baking, and colorful pantry jars. Plants bloom eagerly in cool weather, draw bees, and keep producing with regular picking—a useful flower with a little fire tucked under each petal.

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Scientific name: Calendula officinalis
Life cycle: Annual
Days to maturity: 68 days from sowing
Plant height: 12-24"

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Calendula Growing Basics

Calendula has been grown for centuries in kitchen gardens, cottage gardens, and traditional herb beds, valued for its sunny flowers, edible petals, and everyday usefulness. Often called pot marigold, it is not the same plant as French or African marigolds, but it shares their bright presence and easy place in the garden.

Calendula flowers in shades of orange, gold, yellow, peach, and cream, bringing color to cool seasons when many flowers are just beginning or already fading. Its petals are used fresh or dried for teas, salads, baked goods, infused oils, salves, natural color, and cheerful garden-to-table beauty. The plants are generous, easy to grow, and especially welcome to pollinators and beneficial insects.

Calendula grows best in cool to mild weather. Direct sow in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, or start indoors about 4–6 weeks before the expected last spring frost.

In mild climates, calendula can also be sown in late summer or fall for cool-season bloom. Plants may slow down in strong summer heat, then resume flowering when temperatures become milder again.

Sow seeds about ¼–½ inch deep in prepared soil or seed-starting mix. Keep evenly moist until germination, which usually occurs within one to two weeks.

Thin or transplant seedlings so plants stand about 8–12 inches apart. Calendula can be grown in garden beds, raised beds, borders, edible flower gardens, herb gardens, and containers. It transplants well when young, but direct sowing is simple and reliable.

Choose a site with full sun to light partial shade and well-drained soil. Calendula does not need overly rich ground; moderate fertility and steady moisture are usually enough for strong flowering.

Water during dry periods and mulch lightly if needed to protect soil moisture. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continued bloom, or leave some heads to mature if you want to save seed or allow self-sowing. In hot weather, plants may become less tidy, but they often rebound as cooler conditions return.

Harvest flowers when they are fully open and fresh, preferably in the morning after dew has dried. Pick regularly to encourage more blooms.

Use petals fresh, or dry whole flower heads or loose petals in a warm, airy place out of direct sun. Once fully dry, store in a sealed container away from heat and light. For infused oils or salves, petals should be thoroughly dried before use to reduce moisture in the finished preparation.

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