Flowers from seed- Gardening

[Camper6]

This flower just bloomed. I planted this from seed very late in the year. These are really hardy plants. They do best in cool weather and even withstand light frost. And the flowers last when cut.

They are called calendula Pacific Beauty and a package of seeds is only 79 cents. Let them go to seed and they will through a winter and then germinate in the spring and bloom during the summer into late fall.

And then the plants will come in various orange and yellow varieties. And they don't need good soil but they do need sun. They are also bug resistant.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

very beautiful flower, @Camper6 I try to save as many seeds as possible, for both my flowers and veggie seeds, I find that as long as the original plant wasn't a hybrid it will come up just the same as the origins plant,

 

[Camper6]

very beautiful flower, @Camper6 I try to save as many seeds as possible, for both my flowers and veggie seeds, I find that as long as the original plant wasn't a hybrid it will come up just the same as the origins plant,

Where I lived before I had a front flower bed full of these flowers.
And they cross breed as well. I don't know how that works but the ones coming up from seed had different characteristics, like a black center, and orange colors as well as the basic yellow.
A person who delivered to my house asked me if he could take seeds to plant.
I gave him a package I had saved. I would have liked to find out how he made out.

 

[Don M.]

About 5 years ago, I bought a small pack of Marigold seeds to plant around the bird bath. They grew nicely, and have pretty orange and yellow blossoms. In November, when the blossoms dry out, I collect the seed pods for next year. Each pod has about 50, or more seeds, and this year I probably have 50, or more large blossoms. Needless to say, I have a huge excess of seeds every year, and I've even started several areas of Marigolds in the forest, where they keep the bees happy.

 

[Camper6]

About 5 years ago, I bought a small pack of Marigold seeds to plant around the bird bath. They grew nicely, and have pretty orange and yellow blossoms. In November, when the blossoms dry out, I collect the seed pods for next year. Each pod has about 50, or more seeds, and this year I probably have 50, or more large blossoms. Needless to say, I have a huge excess of seeds every year, and I've even started several areas of Marigolds in the forest, where they keep the bees happy.

That's terrific. My mother saved marigold seeds and planted them along a long sidewalk at the house. And they came out in different varieties and colors as well. They are bug resistant as well.
There's also varieties for height and borders.