Calendulas in Partial Shade

februarysgirl

I need a bit of colour in the corner of my east facing raised beds and I'd really like to put Calendula "Touch of Red" there. Has anyone grown calendula in a partial sun/shade position with success?

AnniD

I've grown them in locations where they only get sun towards the end of the day in high Summer and they've done okay. I think plenty of light, not necessarily full Sun, should be fine.

Bright star

I’ve grown them where they only get morning sun and they have been fine. 

februarysgirl

Thanks for the replies, I can now add them my planting plan!

rowlandscastle444

I planted calendula seeds, and expected the usual 50% to actually come up. I then expect half of those to survive being planted on, and half of those to actually produce flowers.

Well, I've got 100% of the seeds growing, and my wife has said that's great - but where was I intending to put them, since the garden is basically full already, bar a couple of small shady areas.

Ah!!🤔

Thank you @AnniD for the useful info about doing okay in partial sun. Perhaps the OH won't notice if I dig up part of the lawn to accommodate them. 😎

Mrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants

Any chance of putting them in a planter near, say, the front or back door?

sb3-Kpx6edS

I have calendula in sandy soil between small stones at the north-facing front of the house. Also under trees in nearly full shade. They seem to survive everything, except freezing nights, which these days seem to arrive as late as January

Littlegarden

For me so long as the soil isn’t too wet they do well. 

rowlandscastle444

Mrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants said:

Any chance of putting them in a planter near, say, the front or back door?

Sadly, no room by the back door, which already has numerous planters and pots, @Mrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants
At least it is south facing.
The front door is north facing, and while it gets the sun early in the morning and late evening, at this time of year, isn't really suitable for planters. 

rowlandscastle444

sb3-Kpx6edS said:

I have calendula in sandy soil between small stones at the north-facing front of the house. Also under trees in nearly full shade. They seem to survive everything, except freezing nights, which these days seem to arrive as late as January

That's interesting @sb3-Kpx6edS I've got plenty of sand which I need to get rid of. If I add some to an area of soil, that would be helpful.
Interesting that you have them on the north side of the house. I do have some room in the small front garden, and perhaps I could try some out there. I'd discounted the front, due to it being north facing. 

sb3-Kpx6edS

The calendula started to thrive between the stones in an area intended to park cars. So I now encourage it as a sort of "large gravel" garden. Enough seed is produced to regenerate the plants in spring. Oxeye daisies, teasels (self-seeded from wind or birds), lady-in-the-mist and hollyhocks all seem to cope with this north orientation and poor sandy soil under the stones originally intended for parking. Naturally, dandelions thrive as well....