Vibrant Calendula Blossoms With Dark Red Barn Background Stock Photography

The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass". The common name "marigold" refers to the Virgin Mary. The most commonly cultivated and used member of the genus is Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold. Popular herbal and cosmetic products named "Calendula" invariably derive from C. officinalis.also known as marigolds, including corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. Calendula is a genus of about 15–20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Ancient Romans and Greeks used the golden Calendula in many rituals and ceremonies, sometimes wearing crowns or garlands made from the flowers. In historic times Calendula was more often used for magical purposes than medicinal ones. One 16th-century potion containing Calendula claimed to reveal fairies.