Caltha palustris
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Caltha palustris, the Marsh Marigold, is a much-loved herbaceous perennial, a British native as well as endemic to the cooler regions of Northen Europe, Northern Asia and Northern America. It proliferates in damp soil and is perfectly happy fully submerged, its large glossy kidney-shaped foliage held aloft on long tall hollow stems. It is one of the first native plants to flower in the Spring and the giant yellow buttercups are a cheerful sight after the grey days of winter.
Caltha palustris is quick-growing and readily forms a large herbaceous clump. It makes a wonderful no-fuss addition to any water garden, effective whether submerged, as a marginal or in a bog garden. Its cold-hardiness and sturdy growth, together with its tenacious roots make it an ideal plant for adventurous landscapers who wish to experiment with rock and water and the natural creative consequences of mixing the two: waterfalls and cascades.
Happy in any cool wet environment, Caltha palustris does best in a slightly alkaline soil in the semi-shade of other water plants but as long as its roots are wet it will also thrive in sun.
Additional Information
| Order | Ranunculales |
|---|---|
| Family | Ranunculaceae |
| Synonyms | Caltha alpestris, Caltha alpina, Caltha arctica, Caltha arctica subsp. caespitosa, Caltha arctica subsp. membranacea, Caltha arctica subsp. sibirica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha caespitosa, Caltha confinis, Caltha cornuta, Caltha coronata, Caltha crenata, Caltha dentata, Caltha elata, Caltha emodorum, Caltha ficarioides, Caltha flabellifolia, Caltha freyniana, Caltha glabra, Caltha gorovii, Caltha grosseserrata, Caltha guerangerii, Caltha himalayanus, Caltha himalensis, Caltha integerrima, Caltha intermedia, Caltha laeta, Caltha latifolia, Caltha longirostris, Caltha major, Caltha minor, Caltha minor subsp. arctica, Caltha napalensis, Caltha natans var. arctica, Caltha natans var. asarifolia, Caltha orthorhyncha, Caltha pallidiflora, Caltha palustris var. acutiserrata, Caltha palustris var. aleutensis, Caltha palustris var. alpestris, Caltha palustris var. alpina, Caltha palustris var. araneosa, Caltha palustris subsp. araneosa, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris subsp. arctica, Caltha palustris f. arrabonensis, Caltha palustris subsp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. borbasii, Caltha palustris var. bosnica, Caltha palustris f. cornuta, Caltha palustris var. cornuta, Caltha palustris f. czarnohorensis, Caltha palustris f. decumbens, Caltha palustris var. dentata, Caltha palustris f. dentata, Caltha palustris var. enkoso, Caltha palustris f. erecta, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia, Caltha palustris f. gigas, Caltha palustris var. himalensis, Caltha palustris var. integerrima, Caltha palustris f. integerrima, Caltha palustris var. laeta, Caltha palustris var. latifolia, Caltha palustris var. major, Caltha palustris var. minima, Caltha palustris var. minor, Caltha palustris f. minor, Caltha palustris subsp. minor, Caltha palustris var. nipponica, Caltha palustris subsp. nymphiifolia, Caltha palustris var. orbicularis, Caltha palustris var. orientalisinensis, Caltha palustris f. orthocarpa, Caltha palustris var. palustris, Caltha palustris subsp. palustris, Caltha palustris var. parnassifolia, Caltha palustris f. platycarpa, Caltha palustris f. plena, Caltha palustris f. plurisepala, Caltha palustris var. polypetala, Caltha palustris f. pratensis, Caltha palustris var. radicans, Caltha palustris f. radicans, Caltha palustris subsp. radicans, Caltha palustris var. radicans, Caltha palustris subsp. renifolia, Caltha palustris f. retyzatensis, Caltha palustris f. simonkaiana, Caltha palustris var. stagnalis, Caltha palustris subsp. thracica, Caltha palustris f. transsilvanica, Caltha palustris subsp. violacea, Caltha palustris f. vulgaris, Caltha palustris var. vulgaris, Caltha palustris var. zetlandica, Caltha paniculata, Caltha parnassifolia, Caltha polypetala, Caltha polypetala var. colchica, Caltha polypetala var. orthoryncha, Caltha populago, Caltha procumbens, Caltha pumila, Caltha pygmaea, Caltha radicans, Caltha ranunculoides, Caltha riparia, Caltha serotina, Caltha sibirica var. renifolia, Caltha silvestris, Caltha stagnalis, Caltha thracica, Caltha violacea, Caltha vulgaris, Caltha zetlandica |
| Geographical Origin | Native to the British Isles it is also found in much of the cooler regions of the Northern hemisphere |
| Cultivation | Cool wet environment with moist roots. Shade, partial shade or sun. |
| Eventual Height | 60cm |
| Eventual Spread | 1-2m |
| Hardiness | Hardy herbaceous perennial |
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