Scientific Name:
Ranunculus asiaticus
Pronunciation:
ruh-NUNK-you-luss ay-zee-AT-ih-kus
Common Name:
ranunculus, Persian buttercup
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Annual, Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves dissected, parsley-like; flowers cup-shaped, poppy-like, up to 5cm wide, common cultivars with many petals in red, pink, purple, yellow or white, purple-black anthers.
Habit:
Open
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Africa, Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Double
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Tuberous roots
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
Low
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Leaf miner insect (Deer resistant)
