Calendulas make good long lasting cut flowers as well.
The flower colors range from orange, apricot and bright yellow, to lemon, cream and nearly white. Maximum height in standard cultivars is about twenty four inches, while dwarf cultivars grow to only twelve inches. Plants are somewhat branching, with leaves that are long and narrow, slightly sticky and aromatic. The season of calendula commercial availability seems to reinforce the notion that it must be grown during the cool season in most of California. However, some seed companies offer cultivars described as heat resistant.