Orange Flash calendula
Calendula officinalis 'Orange Flash'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Rose, cream, peach
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Orange Flash' calendula (Calendula officinalis 'Orange Flash') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and pollinator gardens. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Butterflies and bees visit the rose, cream, and peach blooms in spring, summer, and autumn. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. The mounding plants grow 12 to 24 inches tall.
Pairs well with Cosmos, Love-in-a-mist, and Aster.