Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (18/04/2022) Rec Field by Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (along the hedge behind the houses that border the main road). It's a garden escapee, nothing else quite like it. Although Fox-and-Cubs have yellow flowers, they look quite different.
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (18/04/2022) Rec Field by Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (along the hedge behind the houses that border the main road).
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (18/04/2022) Rec Field by Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (along the hedge behind the houses that border the main road). The giss of the plant.
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (02/04/2022) Rec Field by Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (along the hedge behind the houses that border the main road). Lots of inner florets now open.
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (20/06/2022) Tottington Drive, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (at the end near campsite). Flowers can be yellow like this, or orange like the previous images, or somewhere in between!
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (20/06/2022) Tottington Drive, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (at the end near campsite). Classic sepals - stubby-hairy. There is a bract but not visible here.
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (20/06/2022) Tottington Drive, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (at the end near campsite).
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (02/04/2022) Rec Field by Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (along the hedge behind the houses that border the main road). Young bud.
Common (Pot) Marigold (Calendula officinalis) (02/04/2022) Rec Field by Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (along the hedge behind the houses that border the main road). Distinctive often wavy leaves.