There is a yellow flower in a pot
It will bloom only when it's hot
Then comes the frost
All petals are lost
And the rest will soon start to rot.
Calendula
It is also called Pot marigold and it is one of the flowers that my mum has in a garden without even sowing them. They will regrow on their own every year in many parts of the vegetable garden. Most are picked and treated as weeds. If we kept them all we would have no space for other plants. The will bloom all summer long until the first frosts and in that time produce hundreds of seeds that spread freely.
The ones that are allowed to stay in some less busy parts or between some bigger veggies that don't mind smaller neighbour.
The flowers are edible, but even though we have them available in large amounts, we have never used it this way. You can just add the flowers or just petals to a salad.
They are also use in cosmetics.
Song for today:
Woodkid - Pale Yellow
year 2020
»«
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.