Oopsy Daisy

Latin name: Calendula officinalis

🌱 Days to Sprout: 6-21

😋 Plant Food: after true leaves

✂️ Thin to: 3 plants per yCube

🍅 Days to Maturity: 50-55

💡 Light Zone: Moderate

📏 Plant Size: 2 ft

💚 Care Level: Intermediate

Native to the Mediterranean, calendula flowers have been widely used in natural medicine since at least the 12th century. Some refer to Oopsy Daisy as “pot marigold” as it does well in containers and sports similar colors as marigold flowers.

Oopsy Daisy blooms in single- and double-layered flowerheads boasting variations of white & yellow petals with orange tips. The petals’ have a tangy-sweet flavor along with anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antibacterial properties.

Sprinkle the edible flower petals over salads or add them to your favorite drinks to add a splash of color and a tangy, sweet taste. Oopsy Daisy also has many cosmetic and medicinal uses. You can make a natural dye and colorant from the petals, and, like Arnica or St. John's Wort, it’s a must-have in your natural first-aid kit!

✂️ Pruning: Check the roots monthly and trim any that are brown or extending past the yPod. To keep the plant bushy, neat, and within your Gardyn’s light, occasionally pinch off the tops of developing stalks. To encourage new flower bud development, remove dead flower heads, called deadheading. When deadheading, also trim back the bare stem that remains on the plant to prevent it from rotting.

🔎 Plant Health: Spider mites are a common pest, but you can use our prevention tricks to keep them at bay!

🌻 Harvest: To enjoy as cut flowers, harvest the blossoms when they are half-open by cutting the long stems and putting them in water immediately. To display your flowers’ beauty cut-free anywhere, use the Gardyn Vase! To use petals, cut the head of the flowers and spread the petals out to dry completely. Then use the dried petals to replace saffron or as a garnish. For medicinal use, the petals are best used before they begin to wither on the plant.

Our Plant Health & Nutrition Team thoroughly tests each variety we offer to bring you the most flavorful and high-quality plants. We regularly rotate our plant portfolio, so please note, availability varies.