Annuals: Marigolds for 2010 - Anyone?!, 1 by amorecuore

amorecuore wrote:
Those dates sound about right for your area Blossom. I'm thinking they're just a winter annual down here. The blooms do look similar to marigolds. The plants are bushier and the blooms are more delicate with "silky like" petals. The blooms last about a week, in a vase, if they're picked just as they are beginning to open. I can't recall if I sent you a package of Burpee's "Apricot Daisy" Calendulas Blossom. I had an extra package and either gave it to you, or my brother. They're currently growing here and looks like they're just setting their first flower buds.

Took this picture today of "Candyman Yellow" Calendulas blooming near the front door. These seeds came from Thompson & Morgan. They are beautiful 3-4 inch blooms. They are, by far, my favorite of anything new and different that I planted this winter. I didn't even pinch these plants once when they were growing. They branched out beautifully all on their own.

Jon