Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz'
pot marigold
- approx 100 seeds
- £2.99
- In stock (delivery within 2-3 working days)
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering: May to October
- Hardiness: hardy annual
A striking and quick-growing variety with unusual buff-coloured blooms with intriguing raspberry red-tipped petals. Ideal for late summer sowing for a late spring display next year, ‘Sherbet Fizz’ is perfect for annual cut flower displays whose petals are an edible addition to salads. Easy to grow from seed in situ, it flowers reliably until the first frosts.
Keep well watered and feed with a high potash fertiliser (such as Tomorite) at regular intervals throughout the growing season. Regular deadheading of the flowers will ensure even more appear until the first frosts.
In autumn or spring, either sow in situ into well-raked soil, or in a seed-tray or pot. Cover the seed with 1cm of soil or compost and thin out as the seedlings appear allowing 30cm (12in) between each plant.
