Caltha leptosepala subsp. biflora NNS07-87

Ranunculaceae

The Marsh marigold or Kingcup, Caltha palustris, is a British native, producing large buttercup flowers in spring. It is ideal for a bog garden or he edge of a pool. There are related species from elsewhere, some with yellow and some with white flowers.

Caltha leptosepala subsp. biflora NNS07-87 has large, roundish, wavy-edged leaves, and white flowers on tall stems. It is a beautiful plant for a wet place, naturally coming into growth as the snow melts.These plants derive from a population in the eastern Cascade range. The subspecies is sometimes known as a species, Caltha biflora. Biflora means that it has two flowers per stem - sometimes!
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		Caltha leptosepala is an American marsh marigold with white flowers rather than yellow. With really shiny, almost round leaves as a background, the starry flowers on dark stems really shine out.
		Caltha leptosepala subsp. howellii is an American marsh marigold, and has white flowers rather than yellow. With really shiny, almost round leaves as a background, the starry flowers on dark stems really shine out. This sub-species is more compact than the standard forms.
		Caltha palustris is the, dare we say, bog standard form. Large yellow flowers and healthy clumps of foliage, growing by preference in marshy places and even shallow water.
		Caltha palustris 'Multiplex' is the double-flowered form of the familiar marsh marigold, with particularly bright yellow flowers.