Marigold facts for kids

Marigold could mean:

Plants

• Calendula officinalis (marigold or pot marigold)
• Tagetes (Mexican marigold, African marigold or French marigold)
• Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum; corn marigold)
• tree marigold = Tithonia diversifolia
• Peruvian marigold = usually Helianthus ssp. or rarely Tagetes tenuifolia
• desert marigold = Baileya multiradiata
• marsh marigold; Caltha palustris in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae

literature and entertainment

• "Marigolds", a short story by Eugenia Collier
• "Marigold" (song) by the band Nirvana
• Marigold (2007 film), a Hindi film
• A character in The Witcher
• A character in a Streetlight Manifesto song called "The Receiving End of It All".
• A myth describing what seems to be creation of the marigold is mentioned in the story of Clytie and Apollo, although the plant concerned is often considered to the heliotrope.

Other

• Marigold, California
• In British English slang, a marigold is a rubber glove, especially a yellow or orange one used for washing dishes.