🌼 Traditional Heirloom Variety This is the original strain of Calendula officinalis — historically grown for use in herbal teas, salves, and home remedies. Not an ornamental mix like Pacific Beauty. 🌱 Edible Blooms – Bright & Functional Produces vibrant orange, gold, and yellow flowers with edible petals. Perfect for adding color to salads, infusions, or dried for later use. 🐝 Attracts Pollinators – Supports Garden Health Excellent companion plant for vegetable gardens. Attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects that support natural pest control. 🌞 Easy to Grow & Self-Seeding Low-maintenance annual that thrives in full sun or partial shade. Self-seeds readily—blooms spring to fall and often returns year after year. 📦 Heirloom Quality – Grown for Purity & Performance Seeds are carefully stored in cool, dark, dry conditions for optimal viability. Includes planting instructions and botanical reference image on the seed envelope. Calendula officinalis, also known as English Pot Marigold, is a charming, easy-to-grow annual with bright orange, gold, and yellow blooms. This is the original heirloom strain of Calendula — not a modern ornamental mix like Pacific Beauty. Grown for generations for its herbal and edible qualities, it’s trusted for use in teas, skin salves, and natural remedies. An excellent choice for both beginners and experienced gardeners, Calendula thrives in full sun to part shade, blooms all season, and self-seeds to return year after year. It also serves as a fantastic companion plant, attracting beneficial insects that help protect your vegetable garden naturally.