Tag Archives: Marsh Marigold

05.09.2022 Marsh Marigold

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Not actually a marigold, which is in the Aster family, Marsh Marigolds are wetland plants, often found growing in wet mucky locations such as swamps, fens, and of course marshes. Caltha palustris is a member of the Buttercup family and … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged buttercup, Caltha palustris, flora, Marsh Marigold, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Pelham, Ranunculaceae, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 27 Comments

05.10.2021 Macro Monday Marsh Marigold

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Nothing challenging about that alliteration. As the name implies, these grow in some wet conditions and, in this case, swampy. Several times my boots got sucked deep into the muck, fortunately they are “Muck Boots”, and I almost had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Caltha palustris, cowflock, cowslip, flora, kingcup, Marsh Marigold, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Pelham, Ranunculales, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 26 Comments

05.06.2020-2 Marsh Marigolds without the raindrops

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I had a little time to kill after the Hop Brook image this morning and a mobile blood sampling so headed back to the mucky unnamed brook near the Cadwell Memorial Forest in Pelham to see how the Marsh Marigold-Caltha … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Caltha palustris, flora, Marsh Marigold, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Pelham, western massachusetts, wetland plants, Wildflowers, yellow | 15 Comments

05.02.2020 Raindrops Keep Falling on our Heads

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

We had a lull in the rainfall yesterday afternoon and that gave me a few hours to get out and look for these wildflowers. The first part of their name is quite appropriate as I was wading in about 6″ … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Caltha palustris, flora, Marsh Marigold, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, Pelham, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 31 Comments

03.22.2016 Think Spring

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Despite yesterday’s brief winter reprise, I am eagerly anticipating the return of spring flowers. Our peonies, daffs and croci are popping out of the softening earth and it won’t be long until the wildflowers, like this bouquet of marsh marigolds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Caltha palustris, flora, Marsh Marigold, Massachusetts, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, wetland flower, wetland plant, Wildflowers | 6 Comments

05.10.2015 Yellow for Sunday

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Steve Gingold

I am behind on my replies to all the comments for the last couple of posts and I will catch up shortly. I am also behind on my comments for some of your blogs and, likewise, I’ll catch up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Caltha palustris, flora, Marsh Marigold, Massachusetts, native wildflowers, New England, Pelham, Wildflowers | 21 Comments

05.14.2014 Marsh Marigolds

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Steve Gingold

Last Friday I went to my favorite spot for Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) which, as you might guess, is in the buttercup family. The flower…not the princess. 🙂 They are on both sides of the road, but the west side … Continue reading →

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05.01.2011 A Weekend of Yellows

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Steve Gingold

On Friday I met up with Tom Whelan at the Acton Arboretum for some flower photography. The Arboretum is a well-maintained with a very enjoyable wildflower trail. It was a good time (thanks Tom) and I hope we do it … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Wildflowers | Tagged Acton Arboretum, flora, flowers, Marsh Marigold, Wildflowers, Wood Poppy, yellow flowers | 8 Comments