Thank you for your interest in herb plants from MeadowSweet Herbs & Flowers. I've closed plant and seed order processing for 2024. Online orders for plants and seeds will re-open on Monday 6 January for shipping from the next Tuesday, 14 January.
If you are interested in my Mini Grow & Use Guides, please email me for processing at minette@tonoli.co.nz during the shop's vacation dates.
The gates sales table plant stand is always open and up and running, so feel free to pop past if you are in the Rangiora/Waikuku area to see a selection of the plants (not all plants in my inventory is available outside - if you want to come past for something specific, text me and we can see what we can work out: 0225251177).
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Calendula
$6.00
Calendula is a popular flowering ANNUAL that grows to 60cm with oblong-lanceolate leaves and single flowerheads of bright orange or yellow. Flowers are pollinated by bees and it is a well-known companion plant. Calendula prefers any well drained soil but can grow in very poor soils and can tolerate very acidic or very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi shade but grows best in full sun. The plant can flower nearly year-round in favourable conditions, and the flower petals are edible and medicinal.
The flowers can be eaten raw and are rich in vitamins and minerals. Add to salads. Dried petals can be used to make teas, flavour soups, cakes and make an edible yellow dye. It has cosmetic use as a hair rinse, and healing balms are made from the petals. It is a very versatile medicinal herb with many modern uses ranging from cleansing and detoxifying to treating
skin problems and sore eyes.
Other uses include it being a compost activator and additive, in cosmetics, as a dye plant, for essential oils, an insect repellent and trap crop, and even for weather forecasting.
