Solar Flashback Calendula - Organic

seeds

1g: $3.65; Item: 4927-A
4g: $5.95; Item: 4927-B
12g: $11.25; Item: 4927-C
48g: $33.00; Item: 4927-D

Calendula officinalis
(55 days) Open pollinated.

Annual. A hot release from Frank Morton’s calendula program. Morton describes it as “a distinctive new family of flash, selected to highlight contrast between bright light yellows, pinks, and solid red or maroon.” Some feature yellow petals, some pinkish-blond, some yellow with light tips, all with contrasting red backs. Take a vacation from calendula orange. 2007 Fedco introduction.

Independent Breeder. OSSI.

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Quick Details

Hybrid Status: open pollinated
Days to Maturity: 55 days
Bloom Color: multi-colored
Lifecycle: annual
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
OSSI: Yes
Independent Breeder: Yes

Compare

Compare with other Calendulas
Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity	Bloom Color	Lifecycle	OSSI	Independent Breeder
Flashback Organic	seeds	open pollinated	55 days	multi-colored	annual	Yes	Yes
Kablouna Mix Organic	seeds	open pollinated	60 days	yellow	annual
Pacific Beauty Mix	seeds	open pollinated		multi-colored	annual
Resina Organic	seeds	open pollinated	70 days	bright yellow	annual
Solar Flashback Organic	seeds	open pollinated	55 days	multi-colored	annual	Yes	Yes
Zeolights Organic	seeds	open pollinated		pinky maroon-backed yellow	annual	Yes	Yes

Additional Information

Calendula

~115 seeds/g.

Annual. Old kitchen garden flower, 18–20" tall, also known as Pot Marigold. Beautiful daisy-like flowers feed pollinators, are good for informal bouquets, and are also edible. Blossoms can be snipped from their stems, dried and added to soups, salads and stews. They are also used in homeopathic remedies and herbal tinctures and ointments for their antiseptic and soothing qualities.

Culture: Calendulas bloom over an extremely long period, thriving in cool weather and persisting through autumn’s first frosts. Can be direct seeded in May or started indoors in cool place for early blooms. Readily self-sows. Don’t crowd, give them full sun. Deadhead to keep blooms coming and the patch attractive, or try succession plantings.

Flowers

All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.