#common marigold

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Closest match: Calendula officinalis genome assembly, chromosome: 9 Common name: Common Marigold

Plant of the Day

Thursday 14 August 2025

This front garden on the island of Sandy, Orkney, was brimming with colour including the hardy annual or biennial Calendula officinalis (common marigold, goldins, Jack-on-horseback, Mary's gold, pot marigold, Scotch marigold, souvenir, yellow goldes, goldings). This fasting growing plant, grown from seed, has aromatic leaves and flowers of vivid orange, borne in a long succession through the summer and autumn until the frost arrives.

Common marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 17 September 2024

In this vegetable garden these Calendula officinalis (common marigold, goldins, Mary's gold, pot marigold, Scotch marigold) plants provide a slash of colour and a food source for pollinators. This fast growing annual or biennial has aromatic leaves and long succession of flowers from summer into the autumn until the first frosts.

Plant of the Day

Monday 25 March 2024

The rapidly growing annual or biennial Calendula officinalis (common marigold, goldins, Jack-on-horseback, Mary's gold, pot marigold, Scotch marigold, souvenir, yellow goldes, marybuds) can be found flowering all year round, especially in a mild winter. The leaves have distinctive aromatic leaves.