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Calendula

Calendula is listed botanically as Calendula officinalis. It may also be listed as Pot Marigold, garden-marigold, marigold, ruddles. Easy cool-season annual with cheerful yellow to orange daisy-like flowers. Calendula blooms over a long period in mild weather, attracts beneficial insects, and works well along vegetable-bed edges and in cutting gardens. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun and moderate water needs. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Calendula and in the family Asteraceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries Calendula as an outdoor growing and flower reference. Growing note: Direct sow in cool soil and deadhead spent flowers to extend blooming. Plants tolerate light frost but often slow down in intense summer heat. Succession sowing can keep flowers coming through spring and fall. Propagation or sowing note: Direct seed outdoors or transplant young starts Plant-health prevention note: Provide airflow, avoid prolonged wet foliage, and remove spent or diseased plant material promptly. Pest-prevention note: Check tender growth for aphids, encourage beneficial insects, and keep dense debris away from young plants where slugs shelter. The current reference lists an average harvest time of about 55 days, where harvest timing applies. Common pests in the reference include Aphids, Whiteflies, Slugs. Common plant-health issues in the reference include Powdery mildew, Leaf spot, Botrytis. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.