Description
A bright and cheerful marginal, Cotula coronopifolia (Golden Buttons) is loved for its vibrant yellow, button-like flowers that bloom throughout the warmer months. Sitting low to the water’s edge, it forms a spreading mat of fleshy green foliage, making it perfect for softening hard pond margins and filling gaps between stones.
Its low-growing, creeping habit makes it ideal for edging ponds, streams, and water features, where it will naturally trail and create a more established, natural look. The vivid flowers provide a strong pop of colour, especially when planted in groups.
Hardy and easy to grow, Golden Buttons thrives in moist soil or shallow water and is well suited to sunny positions. As with many marginals, it also helps take up excess nutrients, contributing to clearer, healthier water.
Key Features:
Bright yellow button-like flowers
Long flowering period through spring and summer
Height: approx. 5–15cm (low growing, spreading)
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Planting depth: 0–10cm (marginal shelf or damp soil)
Fast spreading ground cover
Helps soften edges and improve pond balance
A great choice for adding low-level colour and coverage around pond edges and water features.