Caltha palustris | Marsh Marigold, Cowslip | Various
Caltha palustris belongs to the plant family RANUNCULACE and Genus Caltha This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Caltha palustris does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Caltha palustris so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Caltha palustris marsh marigold,cowslip is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Caltha palustris can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It prefers moist to wet soils.
Caltha palustris will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Caltha palustris is a perennial. Flowers: Marsh marigold (locally known in some parts as cowslip) has 2 inch bright yellow flowers with 5 to 9 sepals and numerous stamens. The flowers are typically of a yellow color.
Caltha palustris | Marsh Marigold, Cowslip is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is yellow. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: 2 inch bright yellow flowers with 5 to 9 sepals and numerous stamens
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This whole plant is toxic. It is poisonous if ingested. Protoanemonin, which is emitted from bruised leaves, may cause inflammation of mouth and throat and gastrointestinal disturbance.
"A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants of North America north of Mexico", Peterson Field Guides, Steven Foster and Roger Caras, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1994.
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.