Can be seen throughout
the castle's flower beds. Their bright, showy color
can be spotted easily.
A
popular cool season annual. Plants are bushy
growing 1'-2' high. All form s have lance-shaped,
pale green leaves. Flowers are single or double
with daisy-like heads (2 ½"-4
½" in diameter). Colors come in
orange and bright yellow with subtler shades
of apricot, yellow and cream.
It is thought that ST. Hildegard von Bingen
(1098-1179) dedicated Calendula officinalis
to the Virgin Mary and gave the flowers
the name Mary's gold, or marigold. To gardeners
today, "marigold" is generally
is known for an unrelated genus known as
Tagetes (agenus from Mexico) or "African"and
"French" marigolds.
A
popular cool season annual. Plants are bushy
growing 1'-2' high. All form s have lance-shaped,
pale green leaves. Flowers are single or double
with daisy-like heads (2 ½"-4
½" in diameter). Colors come in
orange and bright yellow with subtler shades
of apricot, yellow and cream.
