Asteraceae
Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Calendula
Pets and kids
- CatsSafe
- DogsSafe
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Pot Marigold - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Dogs: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Pot Marigold - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Nicola Cassidy, Author at National Poisons Information Centre of Ireland Poison control
- Edible flowers: Beauty you can eat | MU Extension University or extension
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Is Pot marigold safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Pot marigold safe for cats?
Our sources call Pot marigold non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Pot Marigold - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Pot marigold safe for dogs?
Our sources call Pot marigold non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Pot Marigold - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Pot marigold safe for kids?
Our sources call Pot marigold non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Nicola Cassidy, Author at National Poisons Information Centre of Ireland Poison control
- Edible flowers: Beauty you can eat | MU Extension University or extension
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Aztec marigold Tagetes erectasimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Mildly toxic
- Yellow marsh marigold Caltha palustrissimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Mildly toxic
Common names
By language (73)
- Albanian
- Kalendula mjekësore
- Arabic
- بكورية طبية, أذريون, أزريون, اذريون, اقحوان, زبيدة, قرقهان, قوقحان
- Armenian
- Վաղենակ բժշկական
- arz
- بكوريه طبيه
- Asturian
- Maraviya
- Azerbaijani
- Dərman gülümbaharı
- Basque
- Ilen kultibatu
- Belarusian
- Наготкі лекавыя, Нагодкі, Ногцікі
- Bosnian
- Neven
- Bulgarian
- Невен
- Burmese
- ထပ်တရာပန်းပင်
- Cantonese
- 萬壽菊
- Catalan
- Boixac de jardí, Boixac ver, Clavellina de mort
- Central Kurdish
- ھەمیشەبەھار
- Chinese
- 金盏花, 金盞花, 金盏菊, 金盏菊根, 金盏菊花
- Croatian
- Neven, Kalendula
- csb
- Nôcetka
- Czech
- Měsíček lékařský, Nechtík
- Danish
- Have-Morgenfrue
- dsb
- Knochac
- Dutch
- Goudsbloem, Goudbloem, Tuingoudsbloem
- English
- Pot marigold, English marigold, Marygold, Pot marry gold
- Esperanto
- Kalendulo, Calendula, Kutima kalendulo, Oficina kalendulo
- Estonian
- Harilik saialill, Saialill
- Filipino
- Alaskuwatro, Amarilyo ng paso, C officinalis, C. officinalis, English marigold, Marabilya, Marabilya ng Ingglatera, Marabilya ng Inglatera
- Finnish
- Tarhakehäkukka, Kehäkukka
- French
- Souci officinal
- Galician
- Maravalla
- German
- Ringelblume, Garten-Ringelblume, Gartenringelblume, Mariegold, Ringelblumensalbe
- Greek
- Καλέντουλα η φαρμακευτική
- Hindi
- कैलेंडुला ऑफिसिनैलिस, कॉमन मैरीगोल्ड, पॉट मैरीगोल्ड, मैरीज़ गोल्ड
- hsb
- Smjerdnička
- Hungarian
- Orvosi körömvirág, Körömvirág
- Icelandic
- Morgunfrú, Gullfífill
- inh
- Дарбан календула
- Irish
- Lus buí Albanach, Ór Muire
- Italian
- Calendola o fiorrancio
- Japanese
- キンセンカ, きんせんか, 冬知らず, 金盞花
- Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾಲೆಂಡುಲ ಅಫಿಷಿನಾಲಿಸ್
- Kazakh
- Қырмызыгүл тұндырмасы
- Kinyarwanda
- Susi
- Korean
- 카렌듈라
- kw
- Bothen, Argans, Organs
- Kyrgyz
- Теңгегүлү
- lah
- گل اشرفی
- Latvian
- Kliņģerīte, Dziedniecības kliņģerīte, Kliņģerītes, Ārstniecības kliņģerīte
- Lithuanian
- Vaistinė medetka
- Macedonian
- Обичен невен, Невен
- mnc
- ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ ᡥᡡᠨᡨᠠᡥᠠᠨ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ringblom, Morgenfrue
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ringblom
- Persian
- گل همیشهبهار, همیشه بهار, همیشهبهار, گل همیشه بهار
- Polish
- Nagietek lekarski
- Quechua
- Uchuq'aspa, Q'illu t'ika
- Romanian
- Gălbenele
- rsk
- Нохцик
- Russian
- Ноготки лекарственные, Аптечный ноготок, Календула лекарственная, Ноготок лекарственный
- sah
- Календула
- Serbian
- Невен, Neven, Невен/Neven
- Serbian (Latin)
- Neven
- sgs
- Nadatka, Madetka
- Slovak
- Nechtík lekársky
- Slovenian
- Vrtni ognjič, Ognjič
- Spanish
- Botón de oro, Espantanovios, Flamencuela, Flamenquilla, Flor de difunto, Flor de pastor, Maravilla de jardin, Maravillas mejicanas
- Swedish
- Ringblomma, Feminell
- Tajik
- Нохунакгули доругӣ
- Ukrainian
- Нагідки лікарські, Календула, Календула лікарська
- Urdu
- گل اشرفی
- Uzbek
- Tirnoqgul
- Walloon
- Flaminouche, Orandje flaminete, Pitit solea, Pitit solo
- Welsh
- Melyn Mair
- wuu
- 金盏花
- xal
- Ханур хамтхаст, Кале́ндула лека́рственная
Synonyms
- Calendula aurantiaca Kotschy ex Boiss.
- Calendula eriocarpa DC.
- Calendula hydruntina Lanza
- Calendula officinalis f. pleniflora Moldenke
- Calendula officinalis var. officinalis
- Calendula officinalis var. prolifera Hort.
- Calendula prolifera hort. ex Steud.
- Calendula santamariae Font Quer
- Calendula sinuata var. aurantiaca (Kotschy ex Boiss.) Boiss.
- Caltha officinalis (L.) Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.