FlowerCalendula
Pacific Beauty Mixture Calendula
Pacific Beauty Mixture Calendula brings vibrant, marigold-like blooms to gardens across zones 3 through 11. This open-pollinated annual grows into a tidy 15-18 inch bushy mound topped with dazzling 3-4 inch flowers in a mix of warm colors. Reaching maturity in 98-105 days, it's robust enough to thrive outdoors through long summer months, yet compact enough to succeed indoors. The combination of hardiness, compact size, and prolific flowering makes this calendula a genuinely practical choice for gardeners seeking both beauty and reliability.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
3-11
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained, Moderately Fertile Soil; Tolerates Poor Soil
Growth Stats
18 in
Height
TypeBush
Spacing
18
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
3-11
Size
18in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
Moderate
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Highlights
Pacific Beauty Mixture produces dense, bushy plants that stay perfectly proportioned without sprawling. The flowers themselves are exceptional: large marigold-like blooms reaching 3-4 inches across, held on sturdy stalks that stand up to summer weather. This cultivar handles the full spectrum from indoor growing to outdoor garden beds, and it resists Powdery Mildew, a common problem that can derail calendula crops. For a flower that delivers both visual impact and genuine durability, this mixture offers something genuinely hard to find in compact calendulas.
Common Uses
Calendula flowers are traditionally used in herbal preparations, teas, and skin care. The petals can be dried for later use or harvested fresh. Many gardeners grow calendula specifically for its wellness applications, while others simply enjoy it as a long-blooming ornamental that fills vases with cheerful color.
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Care Instructions
Start Indoors
Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow at a shallow depth and keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Seedlings emerge reliably and grow steadily indoors before transplanting.
Transplant Outdoors
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last frost date. Harden off plants by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7-10 days. Space transplants 18 inches apart. Calendula tolerates transplanting well and establishes quickly.
Direct Sow
Direct sow seeds outdoors after the last spring frost, or in fall for earlier spring blooms in mild climates. Scatter seeds where you want them to grow and press gently into soil.
Harvesting
Harvest flowers when petals are fully open and bright in color, typically 90-99 days after sowing depending on growing conditions. For drying, harvest in the morning after dew dries but before heat builds. Pick flowers at their peak color and dry them fully before storing for tea, herbal preparations, or ornamental use.
Pruning
Pinch back young plants when they reach 4-6 inches tall to encourage bushier, more compact growth. Deadhead spent flowers regularly throughout the season to extend blooming and maintain the tidy mound shape that defines this cultivar.
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Scientific Classification
Calendula officinalis
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Calendula
Growth Habit
Bush
Native Status
L48 (I)CAN (W)