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Does marigold really impart a saffron flavor? Because I'm a freak for saffron and it's so expensive.

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No, it has a flavor all it's own, the calendula is very subtle and sweet, almost a bit of honey. The common marigold (Tagetes) has a pungent, spicy scent that is closer to a cross between mint and tarragon.

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Nice. I companion plant marigolds, so I've used their flowers in salads. I had no idea one could dry it! Any particular trick to it?

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no, air drying works well. A nice sunny day will do it if you pull the flower into it's component parts.

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Marigolds also make excellent chicken feed suppliments.

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My Amaryllis is white, but is in the dying stage to rest for winter. It had a ton of blooms this past year. That is a pretty orchid, too! I don't have any that color!

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It's an Intergeneric, so I can't hazard a more precise identification. I indulged myself in buying it a week or so ago, in bud, and now it's revealing itself.

I had a pink Amaryllis that has finished, and the red is in full fling. Nice that they spaced themselves out like that.

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That was nice of the Amaryllis!

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