Calendula, English Marigold, Pot Marigold 'Pink Surprise'

I wasn't impressed with this calendula: it got straggly, sticky, and unkempt in a hurry, and the blooms weren't all that pink.
...Read More /> No advantage over garden-variety calenduas, so to speak.

There is an array of Calendula officinalis cultivars and I'm sad to say many look so very similar, at least to my eyes. A couple do stand...Read More out though and 'Pink Surprise' is one of them.

Not a true pink it's more of an orangy yellow/coral but there are distinctly pink tones and we found the petals almost shimmered in certain lights. Not only that but the plant still retains the usual abundance of flowers that our wonderful cheery Pot marigold is well known for.

Loves a well drained soil and will cope well in poor soils. Likes a sunny to partial shaded position.

You may prolong flowering by deadheading.

This lovely calendula has double flowers in shades of sherbet orange and apricot (not really pink). It's a profuse bloomer all summer lo...Read Moreng. Easy from seed. Self-sows. The petals are edible and can be added to salads, rice, etc.