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
- 1–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, CA, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV