The calendula, scientifically known as calendula officinalis and locally as gul-e-ashrafi, is a daisy-like flower. Belonging to the asteraceae family, the flower is locally found in yellow and orange ...

Once established, our gardening expert says, these flowers will brighten up winter days for years to come On one of those winter days when the sky bleeds into the ground, a lone pot marigold – wilted ...

Oh marigolds, boy, do you work hard. Given an inch of blue sky and a few golden rays, you will flower whatever the month. The frost may knock you sideways, the winter rain may splash you with mud, but ...

Plant snobs may not grow calendula because it is ordinary and gaudy, but they are wrong. Known as pot marigold, Calendula officinalis has an odd taste, but its bright-yellow/orange flowers have been ...