Welsh Pot Marigold Illustrated Card With Seeds

Whether for their spiritual and cultural significance, culinary delights or restorative powers, herbs have an important role in ancient and contemporary Wales.

According to Welsh folklore, a broth made with marigolds could promote appetite and induce sleep. The Medieval Physicians of Myddfai advised a recipe involving blending marigolds with wine, vinegar, strong mead or ale, that supposedly ‘if you are taken ill, you will need no other than this as your only drink’.

Marigolds are very easy to grow and make good companion plants for vegetables. They are rampant self-seeders, so once established you’ll never need to buy seeds again!