Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis
Common Name: calendula/marigold
Family: Asteraceae
Distribution/Origin: Mediterranean
Leaf/bud: simple, elliptic, slightly pubescent
Flower: composite/capitulum, orange/yellowish disc and ray florets, incomplete, perfect, blooms all summer, edible, sweet fragrance
Fruit/Seed: achene
Stem/Bark: hairy stem
Size: height 1 - 2 ft, spread 1 - 2 ft
Habit: upright, clumping
Form: spreading
Culture: herbaceous perennial, full sun, well-drained soil
Landscape Use: attracts pollinators, great companion plant for food garden
Notes: medicinal