Everwilde Farms - 500 English Marigold Garden Flower Seeds - Gold Vault Jumbo Bulk Seed Packet

A favorite around the world, this brilliant orange flower will brighten any garden. The sunny annual blooms all summer, and has a distinctive fragrance that naturally repels mosquitos. This old-fashioned flower has a long history as both an ornamental garden plant and as an herb. When dried, the petals of Calendula flowers provide a culinary substitute for saffron; in times past, they were used to give a rich color to cheese or butter. Medicinal uses included treatments for measles and smallpox, as well as for dressing wounds on the battlefield. As well as being the traditional flower for October birthdays, calendula symbolizes sorrow and sympathy.