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Approx. 30-40 seeds per pack.
Grow the beautiful Calendula Pacific Beauty (Calendula officinalis), a classic cool-season flowering annual producing large, attractive bright orange, ruffled flowers above fresh green foliage.
Also commonly known as Pot Marigold and گلِ اشرفی, Calendula is easy to grow and performs beautifully in flower beds, borders, pots, grow bags and winter garden displays.
Pacific Beauty develops a bushy flowering plant with attractive blooms that are also excellent for fresh cut-flower arrangements.
Best Sowing Season: November - February
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Calendula Pacific Beauty is a popular winter flowering plant valued for its:
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
Highly recommended for Calendula Pacific Beauty.
Its size provides sufficient root space and soil volume for healthy bushy growth and flowering.
For individual container growing:
One strong Calendula plant per G-11 Grow Bag can develop into an attractive flowering specimen.
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
Also an excellent option where a larger root zone and improved moisture stability are desired.
G-24 Grow Bag – 24 × 12 inch 🔗
Suitable for growing several Calendula plants together while maintaining proper spacing and airflow.
Calendula Pacific Beauty is additionally suitable for:
Use a:
Light, fertile and well-draining growing medium.
A practical GREEN GARDENS mix can include:
50% Bhalu Mitti / Sandy Soil + 50% GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost 🔗
The growing medium should provide:
Calendula is generally not demanding and can grow successfully in ordinary garden soil provided drainage is good.
Avoid:
Fill a seedling tray, nursery pot or final container with:
Loose, fertile and well-draining growing medium.
Moisten the soil lightly before sowing.
Calendula can also be direct sown into prepared garden beds or final containers.
Sow Calendula seeds approximately:
0.5 cm deep
and cover lightly with fine growing medium.
Do not sow excessively deep.
Seeds can be started in:
After sowing, water using:
A gentle shower or fine spray.
Avoid strong irrigation immediately after sowing because it can disturb the seeds.
Maintain:
Gentle and consistent moisture
until germination.
Under suitable cool-season conditions, seeds generally germinate within approximately:
10–14 days
although timing may vary according to:
During germination:
Calendula seeds should be:
Covered lightly but not planted deeply.
Approximately:
0.5 cm sowing depth
is suitable.
Keep the growing medium moist but never continuously saturated.
Overwatering during cool weather can cause more problems than slight temporary drying.
Once seedlings emerge:
Strong light helps produce:
Stockier, healthier seedlings with better future flowering.
When seedlings are large enough to handle and have developed several true leaves, transplant carefully into:
Handle the root system gently.
Water after transplanting and allow plants to establish before applying strong fertiliser.
Calendula can also be grown successfully by:
Direct sowing in its final position.
Maintain approximately:
8–10 inches / 20–25 cm between plants.
Suitable spacing encourages:
Avoid severe overcrowding.
Calendula Pacific Beauty performs best in:
Full winter sun.
Provide at least:
5–6 hours of direct sunlight daily.
Good sunlight encourages:
Calendula can tolerate some light partial shade, but flowering is generally strongest in good sunlight.
Maintain:
Moderate and consistent moisture.
Water when the upper layer of soil begins to dry.
Avoid:
Waterlogged soil can weaken plants and increase the risk of root problems.
Once established, Calendula can tolerate short periods of moderate dryness better than continuously wet soil.
Before planting, enrich the growing medium with:
A moderate quantity is normally sufficient for healthy establishment.
During active growth and flowering, a balanced fertiliser may be provided approximately every:
20–25 days
where required.
Avoid excessive nitrogen because it may encourage:
Too much leafy growth with fewer flowers.
Calendula Pacific Beauty produces attractive:
Large, bright orange, ruffled flowers
held above the foliage on upright flowering stems.
Plants established during the cool season can provide flowers from:
Winter into spring
depending on sowing time, temperature and local growing conditions.
Flowering performance depends on:
Remove faded flowers regularly.
Deadheading can help:
Remove the entire faded flower head rather than only the petals.
If seeds are required, allow selected healthy flowers to mature fully near the end of the season.
Once young plants are properly established, light pinching of the main growing tip can encourage:
Do not pinch very small or recently transplanted seedlings.
Allow plants to establish first.
Calendula Pacific Beauty is suitable for:
Fresh cut-flower arrangements.
Its cheerful orange blooms can be used in:
Harvest healthy flowers when they are:
Freshly opened or nearly fully open.
Use clean scissors or pruning snips and place stems into clean water soon after cutting.
The petals of correctly identified Calendula officinalis are traditionally used as edible flower petals.
They may be used decoratively in:
If flowers are intended for culinary use:
This product is sold primarily for:
Home gardening and ornamental cultivation.
No medicinal or disease-treatment claim is made.
Calendula Pacific Beauty performs particularly well during cool weather.
During winter:
Cool sunny conditions generally produce strong plants and abundant flowering.
Calendula is primarily a:
Cool-season flowering annual
for Lahore and the hot plains of Pakistan.
As temperatures rise significantly during late spring:
Calendula Pacific Beauty should therefore primarily be treated as a:
WINTER flower in Pakistan's hot plains.
Inspect plants occasionally for:
Pay particular attention to:
Young growth is usually the first area where sucking insects appear.
Early detection makes pest management easier.
Maintain:
Avoid:
Poor airflow and prolonged dampness can increase the risk of fungal problems such as:
Powdery mildew.
Calendula flowers can attract:
They can be included in:
Pollinator-friendly winter gardens
alongside other seasonal flowering plants.
Calendula Pacific Beauty is particularly suitable for:
Its combination of:
Bright colour + easy cultivation + long flowering + cut-flower value
makes it an excellent winter garden flower.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
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