Calendula officinalis 'Orange Porcupine'
Calendula 'Orange Porcupine'
A genus of 30 species of sub-shrubs and annual herbaceous plants. C. officinalis is the most commonly grown and is excellent for borders and for cutting. It can also be grown on pots under glass for cutting in winter. The flowers last well in water. The plant reproduces itself freely from self sown seeds. The species is available with single or double blooms with dwarf varieties and comes in a variety of colours and shades. 'Orange Porcupine' is a doubled-flowered form with orange quilled petals which form spiky flowers.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Calendula 'Orange Porcupine'
Latin name
Calendula officinalis 'Orange Porcupine'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.60 M
Calendula officinalis 'Orange Porcupine'
A genus of 30 species of sub-shrubs and annual herbaceous plants. C. officinalis is the most commonly grown and is excellent for borders and for cutting. It can also be grown on pots under glass for cutting in winter. The flowers last well in water. The plant reproduces itself freely from self sown seeds. The species is available with single or double blooms with dwarf varieties and comes in a variety of colours and shades. 'Orange Porcupine' is a doubled-flowered form with orange quilled petals which form spiky flowers.
Propagation by seed
From Late Winter TO Late Autumn
Sow the seeds in the flowering position covering them with half inch of soil, in late winter for summer flowering or in autumn for late spring flowering. Thin out to the required spacing. Autumn planted seedlings left outdoors for spring flowering will need cloche protection in temperate regions.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
These plants thrive with little or no attention on the poorest soils under the worst possible conditions. For best results however and the highest proportion of double flowers, a well drained, medium garden soil is required.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
The season for flowers will depend on when the plants were started in the garden. Plants grown from seed planted in the previous autumn will come into flower late spring and plants grown from late winter seed will flower later in the summer. Thus flowers can be present throughout the summer months by splitting the sowing season.
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