Pot marigold
Orange petals to colour rice and salads.
- Flowering: from May to October
- Planting: from March to April
- Exposure: Full sun
- Watering: Little
- Hardiness: Very hardy
Tip: Its dried petals can stand in for saffron to colour a dish.
Planting step by step
Sow in place 1 cm deep, 30 cm apart: it self-seeds.
In the kitchen
Petals in rice, omelettes or butter.
Did you know?
Its flowers close when rain is coming.