Kingcup,Marsh Marigold. Marginal aquatic perennial with kidney-shaped dark green leaves. Bears waxy, buttercup-like yellow flowers. Max Height 10cm to 40cm. Max Spread 45cm. Flowers March to April. Full sun. Hardy. Water thoroughly before planting.
Caltha palustris
Marginal aquatic perennial with kidney-shaped dark green leaves. Bears waxy, buttercup-like yellow flowers.
Category: Aquatic
Additional information
Generic | Caltha |
---|---|
Species | palustris |
Varietry | |
Common Name | Kingcup, Marsh Marigold |
Flower Colour | yellow |
Soil | Fertile |
Aspect | Full sun |
Foliage | Herbaceous |
Height | 10cm, 40cm |
Family | Ranunculaceae |
Spread | 45cm |
Growth Speed | |
Growth Habit | Spreading |
Fragrance | FALSE |
Foliage Colour | green |
Flowers From | March, April |
Colour Fruit | |
Fruits When | |
Moisture | Moist |
Protection | |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Planting | Water thoroughly before planting |
Care | |
Border | Bog garden, Pond |
Toxicity | |
Pruning | |
Pruning Time | |
Pests and diseases | |
Maintenance | |
Propagation |
Related products
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Rosettes of greyish green leaves on long stalks. Large wide panicles of white to pink flowers.
Caltha palustris var. palustris
Marginal aquatic perennial with rounded, heart-shaped dark green leaves. Bears waxy, buttercup-like yellow flowers.
Calla palustris
Aquatic perennial with attractive heart-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves. White spathes surround insignificant flower clusters. Dull red berries follow in autumn.
Eriophorum angustifolium
A marginal aquatic with narrow grassy leaves, tufted downy spikelets produced in summer.
Myosotis scorpioides
An aquatic perennial with glossy, bright green leaves and small blue flowers with a yellow or white eye.
Nymphaea ‘Colonel A J Welch’
An aquatic perennial with faintly mottled green leaves and cup-shaped, canary-yellow flowers with and yellow stamens.
Cyperus longus
A loosely tufted perennial with grass-like bright green leaves. Clusters of red-brown spikelets, above leafy bracts.
Juncus decipiens ‘Curly-Wurly’
Densely tufted aquatic perennial with shiny, dark green greatly twisted stems forming a tangled mass. Brown flowers throughout summer.