Pot Marigold Greeting Card With Seeds

A handmade a6 sized blank card with matching envelope and pot marigold seeds to send, sow and grow.

Likely native to Southern Europe, pot marigolds have been cultivated in gardens since the middle ages and can be found growing wild in southern England. The ‘pot’ in pot marigold refers to the cooking pot, as the bright orange flower heads have long been used as a natural food colourant in cheese, eggs, milk, baked goods and as a cheap substitute for saffron, although the flavour can’t be matched. The petals have also been used to dye fabric and to colour cosmetics.

Sow seeds in poor quality compost. Petals can be used as a substitute for saffron.