#deadheading

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 25 November 2025

The fast growing annual or biennial Calendula officinalis (pot marigold, goldins, Jack-on-horseback, Mary's gold, ruddles, Scotch marigold, souvenir, goldes, golds, marybuds) has aromatic leaves and heads of vivid orange or yellow flowers. This tough plant provides a long succession of blooms from summer until the first hard frosts. The petals can be used to add color and a slightly peppery or tangy flavour to salads. Deadheading the old flowers will prolong flowering.

[ ID: a fullbody drawing of a character on a dusty pink background. they have messy black hair in a ponytail, dark skin, and brown eyes. they're wearing a pair of red glasses, light pink button-up shirt, a dotted red tie, a dark red cardigan with red pockets full of envelopes, a red belt with a heart-shaped clasp, gradient pink-red jeans, and dark red boots with white wings on the heels. they've got one leg lifted and are picking gum off the bottom of their shoe. the second image is identical, except the glasses have a rosy tint over their eyes. end ID. ]

realizing i havent drawn otto and posted them here at all in a while... that has to change. theyre not exactly a lovecore valentines day type but i am in the mood already so thats what they get LOL

Collecting pansies from my garden to give to friends; picking the flowers on occasion helps the plant to produce even more flowers. Especially when you remove the older flowers, you prevent the flower from going to seed (and producing seed/reproduction is the goal of the plant) so it will stay alive longer in order to create more flowers/potential seeds. This method is called “deadheading”