Featured plant: Calendula

Calendula (Calendula officinalis).Annual. Full to part sun and it will grow to 3' if it has adequate water and good soil. It bears bright yellow or orange flowers. For healing, the blossoms are soaked in oil and either used like that or made into salves and ointments on skin irritations and conditions. A tea made of the blossoms is used as a rinse for blond hair to make it brighter. The petals are edible and may be sprinkled on salads to give it color. The main use it has is to be pretty in the garden. Will seed itself in all but the coldest zones (colder than Zone 4). 

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