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    CALTHA
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    CALTHA

    Commonly known as Kingcup, Marsh marigold

    Very variable and some name-confusion in this member of the buttercup family but one of the golden harbingers of spring. Flowers again in autumn sometimes.

    UK native of ditches, wet meadows and shady places.

    Hang it upside-down in a doorway in May to banish witches.

    Genus of about 10 species of rhizomatous, marshland or marginal aquatic perennials and herbaceous, moisture-loving perennials, widespread in temperate and cold regions of the northern hemisphere.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - early nectar for insects. Avoid doubles (Flore Pleno)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous perennial
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    Varieties
    CALTHA palustris
    Creeping rhizomes and buttercup-yellow flowers. Best grown on the edge of water or in a bog
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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