That was slightly odd

[redbird]

Marigold is an unexpected flavor/scent for drinking water. Not bad, but startling.

I was using my drinking cup to water the marigolds I have on the table in the big room. They're in the little plastic pots that they're sold in for transplanting, and I may plant them next weekend, but in the meantime, I have cheap, cheerful flowers. I poured the water carefully onto each little bit of soil, meaning I tucked the cup under the flowers and some of the leaves, and tilted. Clearly, it brushed against enough marigold to pick up a bit of the scent.

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[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I have a book of herbal recipes, including ones that use marigolds. If I could find it I'd post one.

[lin-mcallister.livejournal.com]

I find marigolds have a very strong, almost overpowering, scent, and I never understood how they were used as pot herbs in medieval Europe. Then I got a Canadian seed catalog: what they were calling marigolds are Calendula officinalis, not the Tagetes spp. sold as marigolds here. Which makes sense, since Tagetes is a New World genus. Calendulas don't have much of a scent, and the petals look pretty in salads. They have a tendency towards world denomination, though, and like to reseed everywhere.