{"product_id":"semences-calendula-pacific-beauty-mix-biologiques","title":"Pacific Beauty Calendula Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalendula officinalis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn annual of almost insolent generosity, christened by the Romans \u003cem\u003ecalendula\u003c\/em\u003e, from the word \u003cem\u003ecalendae\u003c\/em\u003e, the first day of the month — because it was said to reflower at every renewal of the calendar. The Pacific Beauty selection unfolds a warm palette running from pale cream-yellow to burnt orange, sometimes marked with darker centres, on stems longer and sturdier than those of the old marigolds — cut as much for the vase as for the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA do-everything flower: ornamental, medicinal (the famous calendula ointment has soothed burns, chapping and irritated skin for centuries), edible (petals crumbled onto a salad, rice or compound butter for their golden colour and faint peppery taste — it was long nicknamed the \"poor man's saffron\"), and an excellent garden companion where it attracts pollinators and confuses certain pests. Continuous bloom from June through the first hard frost — sometimes beyond — making it one of the last flowers to lower its flag in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calendula germinates fast and easy, but prefers cool weather — sow early in spring or in late summer for a wave of autumn bloom. Cut the flowers regularly (or let the bees take care of it): the more you pick, the more it produces. For a medicinal or culinary harvest, pick on a dry day, mid-morning, once the dew has evaporated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 45-60 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: June through the first frosts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun; tolerates part shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary, well-drained soil. Undemanding. Thin to 20-25 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect-sow as soon as the soil can be worked (April-May), or start indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting. Self-seeds generously once established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joual Vert","offers":[{"title":"40","offer_id":41441730691244,"sku":"GC-O-CALPAC-40","price":0.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200","offer_id":41441730724012,"sku":"GC-O-CALPAC-200","price":2.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000","offer_id":41441730756780,"sku":"GC-O-CALPAC-1000","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000","offer_id":42570220765356,"sku":"GC-O-CALPAC-5000","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25000","offer_id":44227524657324,"sku":"GC-O-CALPAC-25000","price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1388\/8684\/products\/calendula_e7f44f23-0bd6-437f-be47-a785735f41e2.jpg?v=1698701253","url":"https:\/\/joualvert.ca\/en\/products\/pacific-beauty-calendula-mix-seeds","provider":"Joual Vert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}