Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Pollinator plant
(c) eeyipes, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Growing it
| Type | wildflower |
|---|---|
| Sun | Full sun, partial shade |
| Water | Medium, high |
| Soil | pH 5–7 |
| Hardiness | zone 2–7 |
| Mature height | 0.3 m |
| Mature spread | 0.45 m |
| Spacing | 0.3 m |
| Years to maturity | 1 |
| Bloom | May–Jun |
| Flower colour | Yellow not verified |
| In bloom | May June |
| Native to | AB, SK |
Documented animals
19 documented relationships.
nectar for
- American Lady Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Anasimyia bilinearis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Andrena vicina Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Anisosticta bitriangularis Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Blera nigra Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Eastern Calligrapher Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Epalpus signifer Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Half-black Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Large Bee Fly Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Melanostoma mellina Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Mustard White Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Northern Amber Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Northern Azure Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Red Admiral Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Spring Cellophane Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tapinoma sessile Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tarnished Plant Bug Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Tricoloured Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
Where it has been recorded
- Aspen Parkland central AB / SK: 427 occurrence records, high confidence
- Mid-Boreal Uplands central AB / SK: 414 occurrence records, high confidence
- Boreal Transition central AB / SK: 412 occurrence records, high confidence
- Western Alberta Upland central AB: 161 occurrence records, high confidence
- Wabasca Lowland north AB: 36 occurrence records, high confidence
- Western Boreal central AB: 17 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Moist Mixed Grassland south AB / SK: 15 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Slave River Lowland north AB: 15 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Peace Lowland north AB: 14 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Churchill River Upland north SK: 12 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Mid-Boreal Lowland central SK: 4 occurrence records, low confidence
A range seen three times is not the same claim as one seen three hundred, so the count travels with the region. Boundaries digitised from the National Ecological Framework for Canada v2.2 (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995), simplified to about 900 m for display: an outline is accurate to roughly a kilometre, not to the metre.
Also worth knowing
Safety
Low toxicity to pets; Low toxicity to people
Edible parts
Leaves
Buying it
price: about $8–$16 per plant (estimate); availability: native specialist; notes: Estimate (herb default); AB retail as of 2026
Where these numbers came from
- Flower detail: not verified, a genus-level estimate