annual flower
Pacific Beauty calendula
Reseeds itself in welcoming gardens; valuable for cool-season pollinators.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a-11a
- Sun
- full, partial
- Soil
- loam
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color, Vegetables & herbs
Harvest & Use
orange and yellow flowers spring through fall
Useful search phrase: Pacific Beauty calendula seeds.
Plant Relationships
Companion Medium
Cucumbers, squash, and melons need steady pollinator traffic, so nearby flowering herbs and annuals are useful bed neighbors.
Companion Medium
Small-flowered herbs and annuals near brassicas can support beneficial insects while the brassicas fill out.
Understory Medium
Low alliums and long-blooming flowers can form a simple orchard-edge understory without competing heavily with young trees.
Companion Medium
Warm-season vegetables benefit from nearby flower strips that keep bloom and insect activity close to the crop bed.