Marsh Marigold

Marsh Marigold (Caltha) - The Marsh Marigold (C. palustris), that in early spring "shines like fire in swamps and hollows grey," and is one of our good plants, though it is so frequent in a wild state that there is little need to give it a place in country gardens. Its double varieties are good in a moist rich border, or by the water-side. There is a double variety of the smaller creeping C. radicans, about half the size of the common plant. There are double-flowered forms bearing beautiful golden rosettes—Tyremans variety is a good showy one. There are also C. leptosepala, a Californian kind, and C. purpurascens, distinct and handsome, about 1 foot high, with purplish stems, and bright orange flowers, the outside of the petals flushed with a purplish tinge. The various Marsh Marigolds in groups or bold masses are effective, polypetala being the finest kind; they are easily grown in shallow water or boggy soil, and increased by division.

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