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    Edible gold

    Apr 12, 2022 5 minutes

    FOR fiery colour and no-fuss gardening, calendulas are hard to beat. Commonly known as pot marigolds, they produce charming daisy flowers that blaze in shades of orange and yellow all summer long. As well as filling gaps in the border with colour, they make excellent cut flowers and companion plants in the vegetable patch.

    The genus Calendula includes 15 species, some of which (including the pot marigold, C. officinalis, and the field marigold, C. arvensis) are native to the Mediterranean, while others are endemic to the Middle East, including Iran, where calendula is much loved. Tagetes – also referred to as marigolds (including French and African marigolds) – is a different genus.

    Healing qualities

    Thought to have been introduced here by the Romans, was once used to heal wounds and, being edible, added colour to dishes:

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