Is Pot Marigold deer resistant?
Calendula sp.
Plant typeAnnualHardinessGrown as an annual, any zoneLightFull sun
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Pot Marigold
Not a true marigold. Edible petals, flowers from spring until hard frost, and self-sows gently. Deadhead it and it will keep going for months.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 10 to 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Pot Marigold
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- AgeratumAgeratum houstonianumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Angel's TrumpetBrugmansia sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- AnisePimpinella anisumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Annual VincaCatharanthus roseusGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Dusty MillerCentaurea cinerariaGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- False CamomileMatricaria sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
Where Pot Marigold grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Pot Marigold
- Is Pot Marigold deer resistant?
- Pot Marigold (Calendula sp.) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Pot Marigold grow in?
- Pot Marigold is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Pot Marigold grow in shade?
- No. Pot Marigold wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.