Tagetes patula 'Pots of Gold'. In this part of Italy, French marigolds start flowering in June and bloom all summer and up until a serious frost (usually in November here). Over five full months of flowers on a centuries-old companion plant of happy vegetable gardens, now cultivated nearly everywhere in organic gardens as a way of attracting beneficial insects and keeping harmful soil nematodes and flying insects away. Are they really French? No, they are native to Mexico and Guatemala, but I think the adjective "French" comes from the UK, where calendulas are also called "marigolds". #tagetespatula #potsofgold #frenchmarigolds #asteraceae #organicgardening #orangeflowers #lamacchinafissa #mexicanflowers #beneficialinsects #sownandgrown #mezzogiardiniere (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBag5QxJmrS/?igshid=g5zw7o5xxk6p