Medicinal & Aromatic· Calendula officinalis

Anbauratgeber für Calendula

Annual herb with bright orange-yellow flowers cultivated for medicinal use in skin preparations, wound healing, and anti-inflammatory products. Also used as a natural food colorant.

Wie lange dauert der Anbau von Calendula?

Calendula ist in der Regel etwa 50 Tage nach der Pflanzung erntereif.

Tage bis zur Ernte

1,350

kg dried flowers/Hektar

moderate

Wasserbedarf

full sun

Sonnenbedarf

Anbaubedingungen

Temperatur

10-25°C optimal

Niederschlag

400-900 mm/Jahr

Frosttoleranz

light

Trockenheitstoleranz

moderate

Luftfeuchtigkeit

moderate Toleranz

Hitzetoleranz

low

Bodenanforderungen

Bodenart & pH-Wert

Beste Bodenarten: loam, sandy loam, clay loam

pH-Bereich: 5.5 - 7 (optimal: 6.3)

Drainage: good

Nährstoffbedarf (N-P-K)

Stickstoff (N)moderate

Phosphor (P)moderate

Kalium (K)moderate

Pflanzanleitung

Pflanzmethoden

direct seeding, transplanting

Pflanztiefe

1 cm

Pflanzabstand

30 cm Abstand, 45 cm Reihen

Pflanzzeit

spring, fall

Ertrag & Wirtschaftlichkeit

Ertragsspanne

300 - 1,750 kg dried flowers/ha

Marktnachfrage

growing

Rentabilität

medium

Ernten/Jahr

Häufige Schädlinge & Krankheiten

Häufige Schädlinge

aphids
whiteflies
slugs

Häufige Krankheiten

powdery mildew
downy mildew
leaf spot

Nutzen Sie die KI-gestützte Erkennung von Pflanzenkrankheiten, um Probleme frühzeitig zu erkennen und Ernteverluste zu vermeiden.

Anbautipps

Deadhead regularly or harvest flowers frequently to encourage continuous blooming throughout the season.

Harvest fully open flowers on dry mornings after dew has evaporated; dry at temperatures below 40C to preserve active compounds.

Calendula tolerates light frost and can be succession-sown every 2-3 weeks for extended harvest periods.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

How long does Calendula take to grow?

Calendula typically takes 50 days from planting to harvest. Seeds germinate in about 7 days. The best planting season is spring, fall.

What soil does Calendula need?

Calendula grows best in loam, sandy loam, clay loam soil with a pH of 5.5-7. Good drainage is required.

What temperature does Calendula need?

Calendula grows best at 10-25°C. Frost tolerance: light. Heat tolerance: low.

What is the expected yield for Calendula?

Across 8 countries with grounded data, reported national yields for Calendula range from 300 to 1,750 kg dried flowers/hectare, with a median of 1,350. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management. Multiple harvests per year are possible (4).