Identification please.

[Bigmallly]

This lovely plant made an appearance this year & have no idea what it is. On searching, I am leaning towards Calendula but am unsure. I have collected 100's of seeds for next year but cannot label the envelope until I find out what it is. Many thanks for your advice.

[stella]

Yes I agree

[Jeanied]

Yup - looks like a pot Marigold to me. What do the seeds look like BM?

[Nicos]

I'd go with old english marigold too!
C shaped seeds

I've got loads in both yellow and orange- and some have a brownish centre.

Started with one packet 2 yras ago- and now I've loads and given them to friends and family!!

...you'll find they self seed too- so watch out for seedings in the Spring- and move them to where you want them. They move very easily when small!

[Flummery]

It is indeed. These will happily self seed - I've had some in my veg plot at home for 8 years now, son-of, etc.
The petals can be sprinkled on a salad and I understand they will colour rice like saffron (only cheaper!) but haven't tried that. You can make a hand cream with them too, with lard! (Or Vaseline)

[Mariposa Gardens]

looks like calendula to me as well.....folks also dry them to grind and feed to chickens to enrich the color ( and supposedly nutrition of) egg yolks.

[Two_Sheds]

That's def calendula. Looks like Indian Prince to me

[Bigmallly]

Thanks everyone for your kind replies. This recent weather has finally finished it off.

[vicky]

I agree with the diagnosis! You'll have lots of sedling there next spring - it will return! My 4 yr old really likes grazing the petals straight off the flowers, he says they taste of flowers...

[motherhen]

Yes I would also agree, I love them and let them go mad in my veg garden! they keep alsorts at bay mixed amonst other plants i.e carrott fly because they smell, but they did get a bit carried away in the spinach and when the leaves are young it is difficult to tell the difference, not so good.