Asteraceae FAMILY

Calendula officinalis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calendula officinalis is an erect or prostrate, much-branched annual plant with a deeply penetrating taproot; it can grow 40 - 70cm tall. The plant occasionally perennates[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Pot marigold is commonly used in modern herbalism and is also used as a food, flavouring and source of materials. It is often cultivated on a domestic scale and also commercially for medicinal use. A very ornamental plant, it is often grown in the flower garden where it helps to repel insects[ 183 Title Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications Year 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 Description Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNot known in the wild, the plant probably originated in the Mediterranean region

HabitatThe original habitat is obscure but it is found as a garden escape on waste, cultivated and arable land and along roadsides[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].