Calendula officinalis (Bon Bon Mix Pot Marigold, Pot Marigold)
Calendula officinalis is native to Europe, and the Mediterranean. To provide it with a healthy environment it needs to be grown in loam-sand neutral soil; it needs a moderate amount of water and full to partial sunlight.
Its leaves are 10-20 cm tall, they are simple ovate leaves that grow alternatively. The flower bloom in spring; they are yellow and orange in color.Used as border plants and in annual flower beds. The flower is used as a herbal remedy
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Souci officinal
Arabic Name: بكورية طبية
Pronunciation: kuh-LEND-yoo-luh off-fiss-in-AY-liss
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Plant type: Groundcover
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Origin: Europe, Mediterranean
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Heat Zones: 1 to 6
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Uses: Mass Planting, Container, Medicinal, Wildlife, Cut Flowers / Arrangements, Ground cover
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Size/Shape
Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m
Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm
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By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Wildfeuer (Own work (own photo)) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Alternate
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Deciduous
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 10 - 20
Leaf Shape: Obovate
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Smooth
Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 7 - 10
Flower Type: Solitary
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Seasons: Summer
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Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Fruit Color: Brown
Seasons: Summer, Fall
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By Wouter Hagens (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Wildfeuer (Own work (own photo)) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Fanghong (Self-photographed) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Poor
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Diseases: Powdery Mildew
Edible Parts: Flower
Pests: Aphids
Plant Propagation: Seed