Calendula Bon Bon Mix Seeds

Grow Calendula Bon Bon Mix for a compact cool-season display of large double flowers in warm apricot, yellow and orange shades. Its bushy 25–30 cm growth form suits sunny pots, bed edges and smaller cutting patches.

Ready to brighten your cooler-season garden? Follow our step-by-step Calendula Bon Bon Mix Grow Guide for sowing, germination, regional timing and ongoing care.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Cool-season annual flowering plant.
• Scientific Name: Calendula officinalis.
• Series: Bon Bon Mix.
• Seed Form: Raw seed. Raw does not confirm untreated status.
• General Sowing Time: Autumn to early winter; protect young plants from hard frost and avoid sowing into prolonged heat.
• Position: Full sun in cool weather; afternoon relief can help in hot interiors.
• Sow Depth and Light: Cover evenly to 4 mm; do not surface-sow.
• Germination: 7–14 days at about 18–21 °C; the Bon Bon supplier guide uses 21 °C.
• Pretreatment: None required.
• Spacing: 25 × 25 cm.
• Height: About 25–30 cm, with a compact, bushy growth form.
• Flower Size: About 6–7 cm.
• First Blooms: From about 6–8 weeks in favourable conditions; allow longer in cold, low light or stress.
• Available Pack Sizes: 50, 1,000 and 5,000 raw seed.

Why Grow Bon Bon Mix?

• Compact plants are easy to place in containers and along sunny borders.
• Large double flowers create dense winter colour without tall stems.
• Regular deadheading encourages new buds through the cool season.
• Flowers can be cut for small arrangements.

Growing Notes

• Direct-sow in free-draining soil or sow one seed per cell in a clean seedling mix.
• Keep the sowing layer evenly moist, then move emerged seedlings into bright, airy conditions.
• Transplant at 2–3 true leaves after hardening off; plant at the same depth as the tray plug.
• Water at the base and avoid excessive nitrogen, which favours soft growth over flowers.
• Deadhead spent blooms; leave a few heads only if you want to collect seed or allow variable self-sowing.
• For culinary petals, first confirm that the seed lot is untreated and grow the correctly identified C. officinalis flowers without pesticides unsuitable for food crops. Introduce small amounts cautiously if allergies are a concern.

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