Calendula flower seeds

Common name: Marigold flower - Calendula Scientific name: Calendula officinalis Other names: medicinal marigold - medicinal Bakhouria - Calendula daisy - gold Seasonal planting, easy to cultivate, reaches a height of about 60 cm, has light green rounded leaves with a hairy top, grows to a length between 30-60 cm, and is one of the flowers spread during the winter in gardens of the central region of Saudi Arabia. • Marigold flower - Calendula: Its flowers are round, 7 cm in diameter, usually yellow or orange, and even the 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: Seeds of marigold flower are planted from July to September, and can also be cultivated year-round in protected agricultural environments, enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or where adequate lighting for the plant is available. • 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 and becomes stunted, so it needs renewal in winter. It does not tolerate frost and is attacked by insects. • How to cultivate Marigold - Calendula: Seeds are planted at a depth of no more than 1 cm from the soil surface. • Its benefits and uses: Used for decoration, and has many medicinal uses. • Native origin: Mediterranean basin region, and cultivated in many Arab countries.