Calendula
Calendula officinalis — The sun-cup
- Botanical name
- Calendula officinalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Parts
- flower
- Origin
- Mediterranean
- Tradition
- Mediterranean
- Native range
- Mediterranean basin
- Grows in
- Garden
- Compound classes
- flavonoids
- Flavour
- Slightly bitter, warm and gently aromatic — pleasant as infusion
- Habitat
- Mediterranean native
Plant and fungal knowledge in the language of craft and tradition — not medical advice. Fungai Art, small-batch extracts.