24 Types of Calendula Flowers (Characteristics & Pictures)
Calendula is a genus of about 25 species of one-year and repeated herbaceous plant in the daisy family , Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds . They are aboriginal to Europe , North Africa , Macaronesia and West Asia , and have their centre of diverseness in the Mediterranean Region . Typically bright icteric to bass orange , sometimes with two - toned petals . The flowers are daisy - like with a central platter surrounded by ray florets ....