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Erect spires of starry yellow blooms up to 5 feet tall make this plant striking. Only hardy to Zone 6, it needs well-drained soil and prefers full sun. Propagate by seed, division or separation - Sow seeds in containers in cold frame in spring.

Using Marigolds In The Yard
Plant them at the back of a flower bed to serve as a backdrop to shorter flowers. Cathy Wilkinson Barash, noted authority on edible flowers suggests making marigold butter by chopping petals finely and mixing them into softened butter.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Flower Growing Guides - Growing Guide
Flowers also add zest and flavor to salads. Propagate by seed - Plant seeds outdoors where desired after frost danger has passed, or start them indoors 4 weeks before the last frost date.

Cooking With Lettuce
Lettuce is a prime ingredient of many kinds of salads, where it can be used as the main ingredient or as part of a salad such as mesclun, a blend of many different types of salad greens such as cresses, chervil, chicory, sorrel and other herbs, and even edible flowers. Try a quick lettuce salad tossed together with olive oil and balsamic vinegar instead of the usual white or red vinegar.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
This cool-season salad green readily self-seeds and can overwinter in Zone 6 and warmer. Thin to 2 to 3 inches if harvesting cut-and-come-again style, or 4 to 6 inches if harvesting leaves individually. Unlike most greens, claytonia maintains flavor and quality even when plants flower.


Listings for Edible Flowers in Massachusetts
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Pleasant View Nursery
Paxton,  Massachusetts  (MA)  01612-1408
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Master Nursery 

Wilson Farms, Inc.
Lexington,  Massachusetts  (MA)  02421-6017