Mr Fothergill's Calendula Art Shades Seeds, Quick and easy ‘pot marigold’. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering season. For cut flowers pick when the buds have just opened.

Sow outdoors where they are to flower, 0.5cm deep, directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Seedlings usually appear in 7-21 days. Thin seedlings to 20cm apart. For a continuous display make sowings at two to three weekly intervals. Water well until plants are established. Late summer and autumn sowings will flower the following year. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering season.

• A hardy annual, it can be sown where it is to flower
• An easy to grow, old fashioned border favourite
• Always reliable in wet or dry summers

Sow time: Mar-May, Aug-Oct
Flowering/Harvesting time: May-Sep