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3 unusual facts about Calendula


Atar

From among the flowers associated with the Zoroastrian angels, Adar's is the marigold (calendula) (Bundahishn 27.24).

Calendula ointment

Calendula ointment is a substance made from the flower of the marigold plant Calendula officinalis.

Sonnet 25

Prince's favorites, like marigolds that survive only as long as the sun shines on them, last only as long as that royal favor continues.


Calendula maritima

Calendula maritima, the Sea Marigold, occurs only on the Sicilian coast: on the island mainland between Marsala and the Monte Cofano; and on the two nearby islets Isola Grande dello Stagnone and Isola La Formica, in the Province of Trapani.


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