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Calendula officinalis, or Pot Marigold, is a well-known versatile herb and domestic remedy, and rampant in the garden! You will see the flowers tightly closed at dusk and in the damp, but otherwise as a vibrant bedspread of gold and orange. Both the leaves and the petals are edible, with a mildly peppery taste. "Poor Man’s Saffron" will tint your food, and allegedly your hair!, a golden yellow. Calendula is the main ingredient in many external skin treatments, for bites, stings, sprains, warts, varicose veins and diaper rash. Not all marigolds are edible. |
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