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Botanical name: Calendula 'Pygmy Mixed'
Other names: Pot marigold 'Pygmy Mixed'
Genus: Calendula Calendula
Variety or Cultivar: 'Pygmy Mixed' _ 'Pygmy Mixed' is smaller than other marigolds and comes in shades of orange, apricot and cream.
Calendula 'Pygmy Mixed' is: Deciduous
Flower: Orange, Cream, Pale-orange in Summer
Foliage: Green in Summer
Habit: Bushy, Cushion or Mound Forming
Specific pests: Aphids Aphids
Specific diseases: Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Pruning: Cut back after flowering. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Calendula 'Pygmy Mixed' (Pot marigold 'Pygmy Mixed') will reach a height of 0.25m and a spread of 0.25m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses: City, Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Cultivation: Plant in light, poor, free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade.
Soil type: Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage: Well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light: Full Sun
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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Companion planting: The orange flowers of this plant are sometimes hard to place. It looks good with forget-me-nots in early summer, or later in the year with blue hyssop. Otherwise plant with creamy, variegated foliage.
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Botanical name: Calendula 'Pygmy Mixed'
Other names: Pot marigold 'Pygmy Mixed'
Genus: Calendula Calendula
Variety or Cultivar: 'Pygmy Mixed' _ 'Pygmy Mixed' is smaller than other marigolds and comes in shades of orange, apricot and cream.
Calendula 'Pygmy Mixed' is: Deciduous
Flower: Orange, Cream, Pale-orange in Summer
Foliage: Green in Summer
Habit: Bushy, Cushion or Mound Forming
Specific pests: Aphids
Specific diseases: Powdery mildew
Pruning: Cut back after flowering. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Calendula 'Pygmy Mixed' (Pot marigold 'Pygmy Mixed') will reach a height of 0.25m and a spread of 0.25m after 1-2 years.
Suggested uses: City, Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging
Cultivation: Plant in light, poor, free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade.
Soil type: Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage: Well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light: Full Sun
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
Use My Plant Check to see if this plant is a good match for your garden
Companion planting: The orange flowers of this plant are sometimes hard to place. It looks good with forget-me-nots in early summer, or later in the year with blue hyssop. Otherwise plant with creamy, variegated foliage.
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
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| Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
| Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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