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Common Name: Pot/ English Marigold
Plant Family: Asteraceae
Availability:
10 in stock
Size/Qty: 100 seeds approx
A traditional hardy annual with orange-yellow daisies in summer. This herb has been used in England since the 13th Century. The flowers and leaves are edible and can be used in salads and to flavour many dishes as a substitute for saffron. It is thought to have many healing properties and is still used in beauty products such as hand creams.
Likes fertile light soils in full sun
Sow direct outdoors from March to September in to a lightly dug and weed free site. Sow seeds thinly if you can but plants can be thinned out at a later stage
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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);
The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall