One of my favorite, colour vibrant flower is MARIGOLD. Very compact in look, glossy with colours gives a dynamic contrast to the green leaves.
Marigold can be grown from late spring till late winters. Due it's appearance it attracts the butterflies, bees, ladybugs and other beneficial insects. It adds the variety to the landscapes.
This beautiful flower comes with many colours - Yellow, Orange, Red and at times blue in colour which is very rare; however the yellow and orange color marigolds are very commonly found everywhere.
Marigold is easy to cultivate; there are mainly two ways you can get this plant grown. One, use the flower petals as seeds, keep them in porous and nutritious soil, within few days you will see the plants growing with leaves. The second one is extremely easy - just take the branches /stems cut into small pieces of size and plant them on soil, ensure to water them regularly.
Here are few snaps of marigold flowers from my own flower garden.
Marigold leaves (or even flowers) have certain unique Scent, which keeps the harmful bugs (e.g. cabbage bugs, fruit bugs, etc) away from the plants nearby, that is why it is beneficial to plant these flowers near to other plants or trees.
How butterfly get attracted to the Marigold flowers !!
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