Sometime when I am looking for a nice pic from the garden, I overlook the obvious. These just looked so pretty today so I thought I would take a picture. They do not look ordinary at all when they are covered in blooms. They are quite beautiful.
History---It was well known to the old herbalists as a garden-flower and for use in cookery and medicine. Dodoens-Lyte (A New Herball, 1578) says:
'It hath pleasant, bright and shining yellow flowers, the which do close at the setting down of the sunne, and do spread and open again at the sunne rising.'
Since I am not up with the Sun, I don't know if this holds true, but I know it is always blooming when I see it. Faithful little thing. It does have a very pungent odor though so I don't use it much in arrangements. It just cheers me up to see the bright and beautiful colors of gold and orange in my veggie garden. I don't plant it for insect control, although I have heard it is good for that. I planted some of the pretty gold ones next to the purple and white eggplant this year and it was a great look. They did better than my eggplant, which was mediocre at best. They just never seem to reach their full potential.
It has been asserted that a Marigold flower, rubbed on the affected part, is an admirable remedy for the pain and swelling caused by the sting of a wasp or bee. A lotion made from the flowers is most useful for sprains and wounds, and a water distilled from them is good for inflamed and sore eyes. So the next time, a bee or wasp is chasing you, head in the direction of your marigolds. : )
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We always had planters full of marigold as a child. So naturally I must have marigolds in my garden as a reminder of those long gone days... I have never had any luck with them until this year. Thanks to the drought of all things. I guess I have been overwatering them in the past. With little water this year, they are flourishing! They are a pretty flower. I see them used as borders around large veggie gardens around town so there must be something to that...
I love learning new information about plants so now I know a bit more about a most interesting plant! It looks great with a nice purple plant in some gardens...
This is not a favorite of mine but they bloom their little hearts out in my garden all summer as long as I keep them deadheaded. The smell is pretty bad but my tomatoes have done well with them planted next to them.
Wow, I didn't know that. So nice to get info from other blogs! What on earth would we do without one another?
Brenda
I LOVE marigolds and used to grow them in a large front garden I had in north florida...but they seem to melt in south fl. heat.
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