Calendula seeds

Number 500 seeds Common name: Marigold flower - Calendula Scientific name: Calendula officinalis Other names: medicinal marigold - medicinal Bukhouriya - Calendula daisy - Meryam gold Seasonal winter easy cultivation plant reaching a height of about 60 cm, has light green rounded leaves with a hairy top, with hairs growing between 30-60 cm, and is one of the flowers spread during the winter in the gardens of the central region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. • Marigold flower - Calendula: Its flowers are round with a diameter of 7 cm, usually yellow or orange, and even its dead blooms are attractive, blooming from April to November. • Marigold seeds - Calendula: Small-sized seeds curved in a bow shape, brown in color. • Germination season: Marigold flower seeds are planted from July to September, and can also be cultivated throughout the year in agricultural greenhouses and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled and sunlight reaches, or where adequate lighting is available for the plant. • Suitable climate and soil for growing Marigold - Calendula: The Marigold flower tolerates poor soils as long as the soil is moist and well-drained. It is planted in sunny locations and needs regular watering until established, with a little water given afterward in summer. It is affected by the sun, tends to become stunted, so it needs renewal in winter, does not tolerate frost, and is attacked by insects. • Method of planting Marigold - Calendula: Seeds are planted at a depth not exceeding 1 cm from the soil surface. • Benefits and uses: Used for decoration, and has many medicinal uses. • Original habitat: Mediterranean basin region, and it is cultivated in many Arab countries.