Just the other day I was teaching my daughter to identify different types of flowers in a book when she insisted that carnations be called 'gendha' and not marigold . This image reminded me of that incident .

Its so amazing to know the various types of medicinal uses of this flower. Thanks for the information Vijay. In Tamilnadu this flower is not considered auspicious hence never offered in temples whereas in the North this is the most offered flower in temples . Thanks for sharing.