Collection: Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Marigold is a yellow flower related to asters and sunflowers. The plant gets its botanical name of Calendula from the Latin word that means "little calendar" or "little clock", a reference to the fact that the plant's bloom coincides with the new moon each month. 

Cosmetic: Use in infused oils, lip balms, salves, creams, lotions, and hair and skin rinses. Excellent for making natural diaper rash creams and other products for babies and children.

Decorative: Display in a bowl with other dried flowers and herbs.

Culinary: Add to tea blends and to lend golden color to sauces and soups.

Household: Use in herbal sachets for drawers and closets.

Industrial: Calendula is used in the cosmetics and fragrance industries. It is also used in the food industry as a coloring agent for cheese and other foods.

Marigolds, picked at noon when the Sun is at its hottest and strongest, will strengthen and comfort the heart. Garlands of marigolds strung on the doorposts stop evil from entering the house, and scattered under the bed they protect you while asleep and make your dreams come true, i.e., give you prophetic dreams. Especially effective in discovering a thief who has robbed you. Marigolds added to the bathwater help win the respect and admiration of everyone you meet. Looking at the bright flowers strengthens the sight, and carried in the pocket, marigold helps justice to smile favorably upon you while in court. If a girl touches the petals of the marigold with her bare feet, she will understand the languages of the birds.

Gender: Masculine 

Planet: Sun 

Element: Fire 

Powers: Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Legal Matters, Psychic Powers