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Common Names: M

madake: Phyllostachys bambusoides
magnolia, sweet bay: Magnolia virginiana
Makino bamboo; kei-chiku; gui zhu: Phyllostachys makinoi
marjoram: Origanum vulgare
marsh marigold; cowslip: Caltha palustris
Mayapple; wild lemon: Podophyllum peltatum
Mayflower: Epigaea repens
mayflower, Canada: Maianthemum canadense
Maypop: Passiflora incarnata
meadowsweet: Spiraea latifolia
Meehan's mint; creeping mint: Meehania cordata
metake: Pseudosasa japonica
milkweed, swamp: Asclepias incarnata
mint, dotted: Monarda punctata
mist flower: Eupatorium coelestinum
mock orange: Philadelphus coronarius
moss: Atrichum undulatum
moss: Callicladium haldanianum
moss, common haircap: Polytrichum commune
moss, flowering: Phlox subulata
moss, reindeer: Cladonia species
mother-of-thyme: Thymus serpyllum
mountain laurel; calico bush: Kalmia latifolia
mountain lover: Paxistima canbyi
mountain mint, hyssop-leaved: Pycnanthemum hyssopifolium
mountain-mint, hoary: Pycnanthemum incanum
mountain-mint, short-toothed: Pycnanthemum muticum
mulberry hybrids, white x red: Morus alba x rubra

Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Caltha

(Ranunculaceae - buttercup family family)

About 15-20 species of perennial wetland herbs of the north and south temperate zones. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals, especially for their showy flowers.

palustris

peren • ht 12-24" • zones 2-7

marsh marigold; cowslip

native, moist - wet, sun - part shade
Nfld. to Alaska, s to NC and TN

In early spring this showy native lights up wetlands where it occurs with its masses of bright, shiny, golden-yellow flowers about 1" to 1.5" across. Especially conspicuous since it is one of the first of the really showy wildflowers to bloom; marsh marigold's blossoms preceed the leafing out of most trees and shrubs. Quite tolerant of shade, and with some same will get by with ordinary moist soil. Plenty of sun plus damp or wet soil, however, will result in the greatest abundance of flowers.

cat # 1L2G
$8.95 each / 3+, $8.50 ea