{"id":156,"date":"2023-01-25T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T09:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/?p=156"},"modified":"2024-02-18T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T16:38:52","slug":"calendula-pot-marigold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/?p=156","title":{"rendered":"Calendula (Pot Marigold)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Calendula.jpg\" alt=\"Calendula (Pot Marigold)\" class=\"wp-image-155\" style=\"width:337px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Calendula.jpg 750w, http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Calendula-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Calendula-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">Calendula (<em>Calendula officinalis<\/em>) is a short-lived&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/what-is-a-perennial-flower-or-plant-1402789\">perennial<\/a>&nbsp;in warmer climates, but in cooler climate zones it is usually grown as an annual flower in garden beds and containers. Although commonly known as pot marigold<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>calendula is different from the common marigold (<em>Tagetes spp.<\/em>). It is, however, part of the&nbsp;<em>Asteraceae<\/em>&nbsp;family along with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/daisy-types-for-gardens-1316051\">daisies&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/growing-hardy-mums-1402850\">chrysanthemums,<\/a>&nbsp;and has a daisy-like appearance. It is planted in spring after the last frost and grows relatively quickly, flowering six to eight weeks from seeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\">The common name of pot marigold originated from the gold flowers that bloomed during the festivals of the Virgin Mary in Renaissance times (mary + gold =&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/how-to-save-marigold-seeds-1388591\">marigold<\/a>). Ancient Greek, Roman, Arabic, and Indian cultures used calendula as a medicinal herb and as a dye for fabrics, food, and cosmetics. Today, gardeners grow these plants for their cheery flowers and profuse blooming habit. Though they most commonly are seen in varieties with yellow, orange, and red flowers, you can also find them in subtle shades of pink and cream.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/facebook\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/medal\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twitter\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/medal\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-youtube nolightbox\" data-provider=\"youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/MyYouTubeName\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"youtube\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/medal\/64x64\/youtube.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-instagram nolightbox\" data-provider=\"instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/myusername\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instagram\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/medal\/64x64\/instagram.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"mailto:mail@example.com?subject=Contact%20Request\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Contact Us\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/medal\/64x64\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a short-lived&nbsp;perennial&nbsp;in warmer climates, but in cooler climate zones it is usually grown as an annual flower in garden beds and containers. Although commonly known as pot marigold,&nbsp;calendula is different from the common marigold (Tagetes spp.). It is, however, part of the&nbsp;Asteraceae&nbsp;family along with&nbsp;daisies&nbsp;and&nbsp;chrysanthemums,&nbsp;and has a daisy-like appearance. It is planted in spring after the last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plants","tag-calendula"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avantgardener.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}