Calendula officinalis
Edible flower
- Flower nameCalendula officinalis
- Scientific nameCalendula officinalis
- Alias金盞花, カレンデュラ, Calendula, Pot Marigold, トウキンセンカ, 唐金盞花
- Place of origin
- Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
- Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June
What is Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis or Kinsenka (scientific name: Calendula officinalis) is a southern European origin such as the Canary Islands and is an annual grass of the family Asteraceae Calendula. There is a peculiar smell on the foliage. The root leaf is a spatula and the foliage is oblong. In spring to early summer, orange or yellow head flowers will bloom. The flowers bloom in the morning, it is a flower all day closed in the evening. "Genus" "Calendula" means in Latin "First Day of Month", Species epithet "officinalis" means "medicinal". The perennial plant is called Fuyushirazu (winter ignorance).
Generic name: Calendula officinalis or Kinsenka, Scientific name: Calendula officinalis, aka: Kinsenka, Calendula, Pot Marigold, Place of Origin: Canary Southern European style such as archipelago, southern Europe, living type: 1 year grass, plant length: 30 ~ 90 cm, leaf shape: spoon shape ~ oval shape, leaf length: 10 ~ 15 cm, leaf order: alternate, leaf margin: saw tooth, Inflorescence: single apical inflorescence, flower size: 10 cm, flower color: orange · yellow, flowering period: March to June, flower blooming way: single, double, fruit: lean, application: garden, flowerbed, cut flower, herb, edible (Edible flower), medicinal.
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
- GenusCalendula
- SpeciesC. officinalis
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerMonopetal inflorescence
- Petal shapeHead flower
- Leaf typeSpatula-shaped
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typeAnnual grass
- Flower colorsOrange
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height30.0 ~ 90.0 cm
- Diameter of flower7.0 ~ 10.0 cm
