Outdoor Plan idea

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris
A perennial, reaching a size up to 2 x 2 feet, that is native to moist woods in North America ( from Alaska to Newfoundland; south to Tennessee to North Carolina ).
The attractive foliage is glossy rich green. The Marsh Marigold goes dormant and disappears during summer.
The glowing, golden-yellow, single, buttercup flowers, up to 2 inches across, are borne during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 1 to 8 in partial to full shade on fertile, persistently moist to wet soil.

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Alba
Compact and mounding in habit, with pure white flowers borne early spring.

Plena
Flowers are double and golden-yellow; otherwise similar.

Caltha polypetala
A perennial, reaching a size up to 2 x 2 feet, that is native to moist woods in Asia. It is similar to but larger growing than Caltha palustris.
The attractive foliage is glossy rich green. The leaves are up to 12 inches across.
The glowing, golden-yellow flowers, up to 3 inches across, are borne on dense clusters during early to mid spring.
Hardy zones 1 to 8 in partial to full shade on fertile, persistently moist to wet soil.