marsh marigold

American  

noun

1. a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.

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marsh marigold British  

noun

1. Also called: kingcup.   May blobs.   cowslip.  a yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, that grows in swampy places

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Etymology

Origin of marsh marigold

First recorded in 1570–80

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marsh marigold

You can also try perennials such as the marsh marigold, Lily of the valley, astilbe, clematis, primrose, pansy and lamb’s ear.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2014

They were called cowslips sometimes, and sometimes marsh marigold.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

The huge water-docks in the centre here flourish at the verge of the adjacent Thames; the marsh marigold, now in seed, blooms in April in the damp furrows of meadows close up to town.

From Nature Near London by Richard Jefferies

But in the end she came down alone; and we talked all day, sitting under hawthorns white with bloom, wandering through rushy fields ablaze with marsh marigold and orchis.

From A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Wild Flowers and Weeds: Field and class-room study of marsh marigold, Jack-in-the-pulpit, violet, etc.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education