Purple coneflower is one of the most popular garden ornamentals with its showy purple flowers that attract all manner of butterflies and bees. The use of bottom heat, planting in a warm greenhouse, or sowing seeds in late spring will all enhance germination. Be patient, sometimes it may take months for passionflower seeds to sprout, and germination may not happen all at once. I also recommend stratifying the seeds by placing them in damp sand in the refrigerator for one to two months (see these links for more on scarification and stratification ). Seeds will germinate more easily if you first scarify them by rubbing each one between sandpaper until you see a pale inner tissue emerge within the darker seed coat. Plant passionflower in well-drained to average garden soil. Mulch heavily in the fall to help it overwinter. Acclimated to warmth, passionflower is only hardy to zone 6 and is highly frost tender. If you live in a hot climate, consider planting passionflower where it will receive some shade by mid-afternoon.
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Space plants 3 feet (.9 m) apart and trellis-they can climb 5 feet (1.5 m) or more by the end of summer! Passionflower loves full sun, and will bloom more profusely when situated to bask in the solar rays, especially if you live further north. Passionflower is a short-lived, perennial herb that will clamber gregariously over arbors and fences. The leaves and flowers are an important nervine sedative and are used to help promote sleep and alleviate pain, such as menstrual cramps and headaches. It is weedy in much of its range and fairly easy to grow elsewhere, especially if given a wall or trellis to climb. Passionflower is a native vine to the southeastern United States, with gorgeous flowers and interesting foliage. For more details on growing and enjoying calendula, please visit my article here. It is typically grown as an annual, but can be cultivated as a short-lived perennial in warmer climes (Zone 8-10). Calendula will usually self-sow unless you mulch heavily. Calendula’s sticky flowers must be picked every two to three days to ensure a longer flowering season. It is easily grown from seed-you can direct sow or start early in pots the seedlings are somewhat cold tolerant.Ĭalendula does well as a container plant, hence the common name “pot marigold.” Plant 10-14 inches (25-35.5 cm) apart grows to 18 inches (46 cm) tall. Calendula prefers full sun and average garden soil. I plant calendula close to my front porch so I can enjoy the blooms, and watch the hum of pollinator activity all summer long. It is one of my favorite remedies, along with meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria ) and licorice ( Glycyrrhiza glabra ), for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and peptic ulcers-see my recipe for Herbal Digestive Calendula Tea. Internally, calendula flowers are used in teas, tinctures, and broths as an antifungal, antibacterial, lymphagogue (stimulates the lymphatic system), emmenagogue (stimulates the menses), and digestive anti-inflammatory. Calendula, Pot Marigold ( Calendula officinalis, Asteraceae)
You’ll find cultivation tips and medicinal write-ups for dozens of herbs, featurettes on small-space and urban gardening, a roll call of medicinal seed and nursery suppliers, and a step-by-step guide to bringing your own dream garden to fruition. If this article merely gets your green thumb tingling, I highly encourage you to visit our Medicinal Herb Gardening Hub, which is a lush garden in its own right-a virtual library filled with herbal gardening wisdom and resources. But bear in mind, there are many more herbs out there to choose from! I chose each plant based on its ease of cultivation and medicinal usefulness and versatility. My hope is that the information below inspires you, as a jumping board of sorts, to create your own unique dream herb garden. As it is, many of us are re-learning the traditional art of the apothecary garden-a place where beauty, medicine, and bees reign supreme. In an ideal world, we would each have inherited the ability to conjure a personal list of essential garden herbs, tailored to our particular climate and health concerns.
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