This is the last of the Calendula flowers I've seen from summer. But these were literally 'hanging out' of a neighbor's garden onto the sidewalk. . .as I waited too long to plant my own pot of 'pot marigold' this year. Calendula are really from the aster family, not the well-loved and colorful marigolds (Tagetes), and have anti-inflammatory properties.
**Factoid: The common name marigold probably refers to the Virgin Mary, or its old Saxon name 'ymbglidegold', which means 'it turns with the sun.'
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21 comments:
Nice capture of the marigold! Interesting to learn about the first name of it!
Beautiful how it's captured against the wall :)
i love the color.
Beautiful - I LOVE it!
Lovely flower shot! I like your new banner, too. ;-)
Paz
love the flower, it's the color of the sun..
The Calendula is also called the Poor Man's Saffron and is often used for the same purpose.
It's a great little flower for sure... over here the slugs attack them after dark... most gardeners now plant them with grit or crushed eggshells to put of the slugs.
'Turns With The Son' is a great name for them.. :O)
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love flowers that strive to grow.
Great capture. Thanks for sharing the information,
Marigolds are very pretty flowers, and thank you for informing me about why they do not turn around here - now sun to follow at the moment! ;-)
These are tough little flowers and I like to seem them in the gardens. A really nice photo as well as information that I didn't know about the name. Thank you!
Such a nice photo. The lighting on it is spectacular. It's good to have neighbors when we don't get around to planting some of our own stuff, isn't it!
Nice capture!
It looks beautiful against that wall. Nice shadow too.
Calendula is one of my favourite flowers this time of year. Would you believe I still have a few blooming in my Canadian garden?!
Hello Noni
I like the calendula. Did not know about their properties.
I like to see flowers managing to survive in odd places. The Calendula is very cheerful - and I favour the 'it turns with the sun' theory!
Such a Sweet little flower!! Happy week sweetie!hughugs
a lovely flower. :) also learned something new today.
What a lovely little flower. Great shot!
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