Calendula named Victoria Sunset
by J McCombie
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Calendula named Victoria Sunset
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J McCombie
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These plants are covered all summer with intense burnt-orange double blooms on long stems. Excellent for containers, in bouquets or mixed in your borders. Named by Brenda MacDonald, the Store Manager of Veseys Seeds, after witnessing a brilliant sunset at Victoria Park on the Charlottetown waterfront. Height 18-24 inches.
Victoria Sunset is part of the Pot Marigold genus and is a Calendula variety. Its scientific name is Calendula officinalis 'Victoria Sunset'. Victoria Sunset grows as an Annual/Perennial and is a Flower. Being an annual / perennial, it tends to grow either as a single season plant, or a plant that can stay in your garden for many years. Victoria Sunset is known for growing to a height of approximately 30.0 cm (11.7 inches). Victoria Sunset Calendula is great for inexperienced gardeners and those that like low maintainance gardens.
Ideal for patio, kitchen garden, cfottage gardens, wildlife gardens, cut flower garden, coastal garden. For a gorgeous combination, pair with short blue or purple spring-blooming annuals like alyssum, lobelia, and violas in a container, along a path, or in a garden bed. In the kitchen, the edible petals add bright color when used as a garnish, in salads, egg dishes, or on top of hors d’oeuvres. The light peppery taste of the flowers can be added to breads for extra flavour with a touch of colour. Can also be used as a substitute for saffron when colouring rice dishes. Deer resistant.
Calendula is a genus of about 15–20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds. They are native to southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean. Other plants are also known as marigolds, such as corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass". The common name "marigold" refers to the Virgin Mary. The most commonly cultivated and used member of the genus is the pot marigold (Calendula officinalis). Popular herbal and cosmetic products named 'calendula' invariably derive from C. officinalis.
Romans and Greeks used the golden calendula in many rituals and ceremonies, sometimes wearing crowns or garlands made from the flowers. One of its nicknames is "Mary's Gold," referring to the flowers' use in early Catholic events in some countries. Calendula flowers are sacred flowers in India and have been used to decorate the statues of Hindu deities since early times. This is a centuries-old flower. The 16th century herbalist John Gerard reported that grocers in Holland kept barrels of the dried petals on hand for many uses. In his time, no broth, soup or stew was considered well made without the dried petals. Hence calendula’s common name: pot marigold.
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