Oopsy Daisy calendula
Calendula officinalis 'Oopsy Daisy'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 12 inches tallup to 12 inches wide
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Oopsy Daisy' calendula (Calendula officinalis 'Oopsy Daisy') is an annual for borders, containers, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It forms a mounding plant up to 12 inches tall and wide. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms from spring through autumn.
Pairs well with Cosmos, Love-in-a-mist, and Aster.