Crown Cantina, the modern Mexican restaurant that opened Downtown in 2022, is officially in its new home in Pendleton, ...

Its name is cempasuchil, or Mexican marigold. Olivera started selling bunches of the vibrant orange and yellow blooms weeks ahead of Dia de los Muertos, which is celebrated Nov. 1 and 2.

Mexican marigold (Tagetes lemmonii): This herby shrub has delicate, lacy foliage and is covered with small, yellow daisy-like flowers. Hardy in USDA Zones 8-11. How to Plant Marigold Seeds.

Mexico’s secretary of agriculture and rural development chronicles the tragic love story of Xochitl and Huitzilin that was said to have birthed the flower. It’s a story I might now pass on, too.