A Wandering Botanist

So, who are the marigolds, genus  Tagetes? marigolds, Tagetes The previous post ( link ) was about calendulas, called marigolds, now m...

marigolds, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia Marigolds and calendulas are mixed up in the literature (previous post ). Both are plants with yell...

The marigold has conquered the world. Marigolds are common enough that we don’t pay them much attention. Look: marigolds in Bali: marig...

Japan! I loved the contrasts Medieval fortresses: historic Himeji Castle to futuristic buildings Mikimoto main store, Ginza, Toky...

Bali! All the shrines were decorated. All the streets were decorated.

Since people have been using plants "forever"   you'd think plants would have long ago gotten generally-agreed-upon common nam...

You walk by without noticing. Its a nondramatic shrub, but very common across the whole western half of the United States link The USDA...