Features & Benefits
- Mexican marigold, also known as Pericon, has a strong scent believed to guide spirits home.
- It is significant in Oaxacan culture, used during Day of the Dead to lure the dead home and help them return to the afterlife.
- Readily identified by its bright yellow or orange, compact blooms.
- Grows in the southern United States and Mexico as a perennial, and in northern climates as an annual.
- Prepared as a tea with a small handful of flowers and leaves steeped in water.
- Can be combined with other herbs and flowers based on individual needs.