BOTANICAL NAME: Calendula 'kercaldiva'

OTHER NAMES: English Marigold

AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 30 cm

AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD:  30 cm

SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade

FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow

FLOWERING TIME: Early spring to fall

FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green

COLD HARDINESS: Annual

WATER NEEDS: Average

OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies, Bee Friendly

Description:

A bushy, mounded, short variety producing bright yellow double flowers that are long blooming; perfect for mixed borders or containers

Ornamental Features

Cheers Yellow features showy fragrant orange daisy flowers with gold overtones and brown eyes at the ends of the stems from mid spring to mid fall. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes

Cheers Yellow is an herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Cheers Yellow is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting