How to grow and care for ranunculus (Persian buttercup)

The leaves look like celery and the flowers look like peonies, hence the name "celery-leaved peony". It is a perennial herbaceous plant with fleshy roots. The plant height is 20 cm to 40 cm, the tuberous roots are spindle-shaped and often cluster in several at the root crown; the stems are solitary or sparsely branched and hairy; the basal leaves are broadly ovate with long petioles, while the stem leaves are sessile and are 2-ternate pinnate compound leaves; the flowers are solitary or several borne at the tips, with a flower diameter of 3 cm to 4 cm; the flowering period is from April to May. It is distributed in Asia and Europe.

Ranunculus

It is now cultivated in countries around the world. There are many cultivated varieties, including double-flowered and semi-double-flowered forms, with flower colors in white, pink, yellow, red, purple and so on. It is propagated by sowing or division. It prefers a cool, ventilated environment and requires partial shade; it is relatively cold-tolerant and grows poorly in high-temperature, high-humidity conditions; it goes dormant in summer. It is suitable for growing in fertile, loose sandy loam. In North China, where the microclimate is relatively favorable, it can be protected to overwinter. In gardens it can be planted in flower beds, on lawns and at forest edges, and it can also be grown in pots or used as a cut flower.

Ranunculus

Variety types and commonly used varieties The 'Flower Valley' series is a commonly used excellent imported potted variety. 'New Paradise' is an excellent dwarf, large-flowered, double-flowered line newly bred by the Potted Flower Research Institute of Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province.

Ranunculus