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pot marigold

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pot marigold
n.
See calendula.

pot marigold
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Central European and Mediterranean plant, Calendula officinalis, grown for its rayed orange-and-yellow showy flowers, the petals of which were formerly used to colour food: family Asteraceae (composites) See also calendula
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Noun1.pot marigold - the common European annual marigoldpot marigold - the common European annual marigold
calendula - any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes


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We also plant pot marigolds among the vegetables because they are excellent companion plants.
juncea), Pot Marigold (A) (Calendula officinalis), Shepherd's Purse (A) (Capsella bursa-pastoris), Cumin (A) (Cuminum cyminum), Rocket (A) Eruca vesicaria), Buckwheat (A) (Fagopyrum esculentum), Cleavers (A) (Galium aparine), Sunflower(A) (Helianthus annus), Cress (A) (Lepidium sativum), Flax (A) (Linum usitatissimum), Evening Primrose (B) (Oenothera biennis), Poppies, (A) (Papaver rhoeas and P.
Calendula officinalis -- also known as pot marigold -- is The International Herb Association's Herb of the Year.
 
 
 
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