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Actualities of the Marigold

I always have Marigolds of different colors in my garden. This is one of my favorite ones. I did not know these facts and actualities about the flower:

  • In the late 1960s, Burpee president David Burpee launched an energetic campaign to have marigolds named the national flower, but in the end, roses won out.
  • For years, farmers have included the open-pollinated African marigold ‘Crackerjack’ in chicken feed to make egg yolks a darker yellow.
  • Marigolds are one of the October birth flowers.

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Written by Carol DM

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