Calendula Pink Surprise – single ruffled apricot-pink flower against green foliage

Calendula Pink Surprise

£2.00
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Calendula Pink Surprise – single ruffled apricot-pink flower against green foliage
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Calendula Pink Surprise

Calendula officinalis 'Pink Surprise'

An unusual calendula in cream and blush with pink-tinged petal edges, quite unlike the usual marigold colours.

£2.00

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Dispatched from our Norfolk farm by Royal Mail, usually within one working day.

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At a glance

Height
60cm
Spread
45cm
Spacing
30cm
Position
Full sun or light shade. Hardy annual.
Colour
Pink
Seeds per packet
100
Soil
Poor to average, free-draining. Rich soil gives leaf rather than flower.
Grow guide How to grow Calendula Pink Surprise Read the full guide →

About this variety

Not a colour most people associate with calendula. 'Pink Surprise' flowers in cream and pale apricot with a pink flush along the petal edges, and no two plants come out quite the same. Some lean cream, some lean distinctly pink.

That variability is the point. A row of it gives a soft, shifting range rather than the block of orange a normal pot marigold delivers, which makes it far easier to place next to pastel annuals and grasses.

Grow it as you would any calendula, on poor ground in full sun. Deadhead hard through August and it will keep going into October. The petals are edible, though the colour is prettier than the flavour is remarkable.