Pygmy Buff calendula
Calendula officinalis 'Pygmy Buff'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pygmy Buff' calendula (Calendula officinalis 'Pygmy Buff') 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. It forms a mounding clump that reaches 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Cosmos, Love-in-a-mist, and Lavender.