Toss calendula petals in with rice that has been browned in butter, with onions and oregano. Stir in chicken broth, mushrooms and water chestnuts and bake till done.

Calendula petals, beyond their visual splendor, serve as a source of yellow dye, earning the flower the endearing moniker “poor man’s saffron” for its ability to mimic the prized hue of saffron.

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Deadhead or keep your calendula blossoms harvested, and they will keep producing new flowers. Heat knocks these flowers back a little. Try drying the petals for future use.

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In “Eat Your Flowers” by Loria Stern (William Morrow, $34.99), the Los Angeles-based chef and caterer reminds us that flowers can be, and should be, more than just a garnish on a plate.

1 cup milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 4 to 6 calendula flower petals, about 1/2 cup Grease 12 muffin cups. Preheat oven to 400°. Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.

The flower petals contain high amounts of cell-protecting antioxidants. Calendula’s uses include topical applications to the skin to help heal wounds and to treat burns, cuts and minor infections.

Another coagulant plant that is also anti-bacterial used by the South was calendula flower petals. The petals later saved many a man during World War I trench warfare.