Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Kablouna Gold, Fiesta Gitana, Art Shades
-
Number of Varieties
3050
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas, wastelands
Fields, Roadsides, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
6 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
80.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
91.44 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Bronze, Ivory
Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Autumn, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Moist, Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Double, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Butterflies, Flying insects
-
Allergy
Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, Skin rash, Swelling
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems, used as a dye
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Curing mumps and measles, Cuts, Reduces toothache, Surgical wounds, Throat infection, Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Sometimes used for making wine, Used as an insecticide, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in salads
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Showy Tree
Cottage garden
Botanical Name
CALENDULA officinalis
NIGELLA damascena
Common Name
Pot Marigold
Love-in-a-mist
In Hindi
Pot Marigold
love-in-a-mist
In German
Ringelblume
love-in-a-mist
In French
pot Marigold
love-in-a-mist
In Spanish
Caléndula
love-in-a-mist
In Greek
καλέντουλα
love-in-a-mist
In Portuguese
pot Marigold
nigela-dos-trigos
In Polish
Pot Marigold
kocham-w-mgle
In Latin
Zinnia Pot
Amor-in-nebula
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Ranunculales
Family
Asteraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Calendula
Nigella
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Calenduleae
-
Subfamily
Asteroideae
-
Number of Species
2050
1
27800
👆🏻