Rain Garden Plants: Marsh Marigold
Leaves are rounded and simple with ruffled edges and grow on hairless stems. Host plant for Baltimore checkerspot butterfly caterpillar.
Height: 10 to 12 inches
Bloom color: Yellow
Bloom time: April to May
Hardiness zone: 3 to 7
Salt tolerance: Not tolerant
Spreading habit: Low-growing, creeping; self-seeds and occasionally forms loose colonies at favorable sites
Site Conditions
Sun: Sun/shade
Soil: Wet soil, acidic (pH < 6.0)
Hydrologic zone: Wet/moist; inundation tolerant
Sources
Jull, Laura G. “Winter Salt Injury and Salt-Tolerant Landscape Plants." Madison: University of Wisconsin-Extension, 2009.
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.
“Wetlands and Wildflowers of Illinois."
Prepared by Jessica Chou, Jodi Sulpizio, and Constance Schmotzer. All images: Ruth Benner, Penn State Extension.
