Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
Calendula- Calendula officinalis
Origin:
Calendula officinalis is one of the oldest medicinal and ornamental flowers that exists. Today it’s quite hard to estimate where it originates from but scientists pinpoint it to somewhere around the Mediterranean sea. „officinalis“ as part of the botanical name is used since the 18th century for this and many other plants to describe their usefulness as medicine.
Appearance of the plant
Calendula is an annual plant and grows upright anywhere from 20-60 cm tall and 10-40 cm wide. It flowers between June and October (northern hemisphere summer) but can with mild temperatures carry on until the first frost. It’s colors range from light yellow to dark red and are closed over night.
Soil and location:
Calendula grows literally everywhere: shade to full sun, in sandy soil or clayey soil. Tho the coloring is more intensive in full sun. It’s said to keep a distance between plants from 25-30cm nonetheless the do grow very good in bulks.
Care:
It’s seeds can be sown in mid-spring to a depth of 1 cm, but it also can just be sprinkled around the bed. With temperatures over 15 °C it takes only 10 days to germinate. A good flower for brown thumps, just keep it evenly moist and it does the rest, no
trimming needed.
Medical effective components:
The parts that are used are mostly the flower heads and the petals. Dried or fresh they can be used to create pastes and salves to be used on wounds. They can also be hot or cold brewed into tea. They are also edible and nice on any dish, the leaves especially can be used in a mixed salad. It has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory components, that help wounds close faster.
There are no written contrindications.
However, please be careful and use common sense while handling and using Calendula for whatever reason.
Origin:
Calendula officinalis is one of the oldest medicinal and ornamental flowers that exists. Today it’s quite hard to estimate where it originates from but scientists pinpoint it to somewhere around the Mediterranean sea. „officinalis“ as part of the botanical name is used since the 18th century for this and many other plants to describe their usefulness as medicine.
Appearance of the plant
Calendula is an annual plant and grows upright anywhere from 20-60 cm tall and 10-40 cm wide. It flowers between June and October (northern hemisphere summer) but can with mild temperatures carry on until the first frost. It’s colors range from light yellow to dark red and are closed over night.
Soil and location:
Calendula grows literally everywhere: shade to full sun, in sandy soil or clayey soil. Tho the coloring is more intensive in full sun. It’s said to keep a distance between plants from 25-30cm nonetheless the do grow very good in bulks.
Care:
It’s seeds can be sown in mid-spring to a depth of 1 cm, but it also can just be sprinkled around the bed. With temperatures over 15 °C it takes only 10 days to germinate. A good flower for brown thumps, just keep it evenly moist and it does the rest, no
Medical effective components:
The parts that are used are mostly the flower heads and the petals. Dried or fresh they can be used to create pastes and salves to be used on wounds. They can also be hot or cold brewed into tea. They are also edible and nice on any dish, the leaves especially can be used in a mixed salad. It has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory components, that help wounds close faster.
There are no written contrindications.
However, please be careful and use common sense while handling and using Calendula for whatever reason.