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Calendula 'Resina'

Calendula officinalis

Resina is a popular variety of Calendula, which belongs to the Pot Marigold genus (Calendula officinalis 'Resina').

Resina Calendula OG (70 days) The best calendula for making tinctures and oils and the one Deb Soule grows at Avena Botanicals. Its medium-sized single blooms with small eye are extremely resinous, coating your fingers or clippers while you harvest flowers. The medicinal sticky resins impart a pleasant odor. Blossoms are primarily bright yellow with yellow centers. A few will be orange with light orange centers. Cheery flowers, good medicine.

A type of Flower, it mainly grows as an Annual plant - which means it typically only grows best for a single growing season. Resina is known for growing to a height of approximately 30.0 cm (11.7 inches).

As Resina Calendula is a low maintanence plant, it is great for beginner gardeners and those that like gardens that don't need much overseeing.

This plant info is provided by the myfolia gardener's wiki. All details about Calendula 'Resina' have been kindly provided by our members.

How to grow Calendula 'Resina'

  • Full Sun

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  • Medium

Resina likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Resina is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. The USDA Hardiness Zones typically associated with Resina are Zone 1 and Zone 14. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 6.1 and 7.8 as Calendula is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Resina from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 7.8 inches (20.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.2 inches (0.5 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 10°C / 50°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Resina about 35 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Resina

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Resina is a tender plant.

Harvesting Resina

Calendula 'Resina' information

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