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Anne Thomas's avatar

Those seeds look exactly like little larvae!

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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

Never thought of that before but they really do!

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Elisabeth Robson's avatar

I love calendula! It smells *so* good. Mine are just starting to bloom.

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Susan's avatar

Remarkable photos, and yes, excellent salve! Stink bug? https://bugguide.net/node/view/2348337/bgimage

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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

Thanks and yes, the picture is very similar. I will keep my eye out for adults.

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Natalie McGill's avatar

Calendula is one of my favorites to grow too! I plant it between my brassica rows and find it helps to deter cabbage moths.

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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

Oh cool, I will give that a try later when I set out my cabbages!

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Tara Perrot's avatar

Beautiful pictures of one of my favourites as well. Violas are another. Both are frost tolerant and will survive in Nova Scotia without fuss from April to November. My calendula from last year survived the winter in a pot and looks great although it won’t bloom here for a while.

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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

Thanks! And I feel the same way about Violas.

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Avonda's avatar

Wonderful pictures. I recently finished a botany course and your descriptions were greatly appreciated. I want to use less confusing terminology and nomenclature. Thanks!

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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

Thanks!

And yes, botanical nomenclature can certainly be challenging. I took Latin in school, so a lot of it makes sense to me, but most people haven't studied Latin!

I should have mentioned that "officinalis" means the plant was officially designated as a medicinal plant back in the day. So whenever you see a variant of that in a name, that's what it means. For example, Dandelion is Taraxacum officinale and culinary Sage is Salvia officinalis.

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Three Eyed Goddess's avatar

happy flowers in the garden - enlightening!

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