Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris L., Native Minnesota Wildflower plant, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Cowslip, King's Cup

(Cowslip; King's Cup). Found throughout the bog area of the Woodland Garden. One of the first splashes of green to show in the bog, followed by the brilliant yellow flowers. Flowers persist while the bog greens-up. The leaves are heart shaped with shallow teeth; basal leaves grow on long stalks, stem leaves are alternate and on short stalks. The leaves are somewhat toxic. The flowers which rise from one of the leaf stalks, have from 5 to 9 sepals and no petals. The species name means "of the swamp" - a plant of wet places. Caltha was a Latin name for Marigold. The plant can have a rebloom in the autumn. Eloise Butler first reported seeing this on Nov. 3, 1908.

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris L.	Buttercup	Woodland (bog)	Spring
Other names and notes	(Cowslip; King's Cup). Found throughout the bog area of the Woodland Garden. One of the first splashes of green to show in the bog, followed by the brilliant yellow flowers. Flowers persist while the bog greens-up. The leaves are heart shaped with shallow teeth; basal leaves grow on long stalks, stem leaves are alternate and on short stalks. The leaves are somewhat toxic. The flowers which rise from one of the leaf stalks, have from 5 to 9 sepals and no petals. The species name means "of the swamp" - a plant of wet places. Caltha was a Latin name for Marigold. The plant can have a rebloom in the autumn. Eloise Butler first reported seeing this on Nov. 3, 1908.