Are these Chrysanthemums?

Hi all,

If they are...

1. Do I dig them up and dump on the compost heap? Seed heads as well?
2. Or could I dig them into the soil like green manure?
3. They seem to have dropped loads of seeds - will they germinate next year?
4. Or should I collect seed heads and sow next year?

 

They look a bit like Calendular to me.

The seed might well come up next year as they are hardy annuals.

I think

 

I agree, looks like Calendula

 

Thanks all,

ah haa Pot Marigolds (Calendula) - i've checked the distinctive seeds and they must be.

Do I dig up or into the soil?

 

Agree with pete and Freddy, they are Calendula.
You'll find they're quite hardy Triffid, unless we get any really hard weather they will probably carry on flowering well into autumn and early winter.
They will seed themselves quite freely too, you'll probably find plenty appearing in that area next year.
I've never bothered saving seeds from mine as they always re-appear every spring.
Don't see any reason why you couldn't dig them in as green manure if you wanted to.
If you put them on the compost heap, just bear in mind that the resulting compost may well contain hundreds of viable Calendula seeds.

 

good point on the compost front!

 

Actually, I'm having second thoughts... a double Coreopsis?

 

the seeds look just like this...

 

Definatly Calendula..

Dave