common marigold
Also known as: goldins; Jack-on-horseback; Mary's gold; pot marigold; rod's gold; ruddes; ruddles; Scotch marigold; souvenir; yellow goldes; goldes; goldings; golds; marybuds
A fast growing annual or biennial with aromatic leaves and heads of vivid orange daisy-like flowers, borne in long succession in the summer and autumn until the first hard frosts
Scientific classification
- Species
- common marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- Genus
- Calendula
- Family
- Asteraceae
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- Toxicity
- Annual Biennial
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of common marigold
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of common marigold
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common marigold care guide
- Keep soil consistently moist for tender leafy growth
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Keep soil consistently moist for tender leafy growth
Fertilizing
FertilizingNitrogen-rich vegetable feed during active growth
Pruning
PruningDeadhead regularly; cut back after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in situ in spring or autumn
Growing
GrowingGrow in a light, poor, free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering and pinch out terminal shoots to encourage bushy growth
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be affected by powdery mildews and a virus
Pests
Can get aphids
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