Orange Porcupine calendula
Calendula officinalis 'Orange Porcupine'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 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
'Orange Porcupine' calendula (Calendula officinalis 'Orange Porcupine') 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. It forms a mounding plant that reaches 12 to 24 inches tall. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Aster, Love-in-a-mist, Cosmos, and Ornamental onion.