Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Marsh marigold lights up early-spring wetlands with waxy golden flowers over glossy round leaves, a cheerful native for pond edges, ditches, and rain gardens. Foliage is toxic raw.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV