Deeproot Plant Base Online - Ranunculus acris 'Flore Pleno'

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botanical name:
Ranunculus acris 'Flore Pleno'

common name: Double Buttercup, Bachelor's Buttons
synonyms: Ranunculus acris 'Multiplex'
family: Ranunculaceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 0.70m width: 0.45m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: clump
leaf colour: green
flower colour: yellow
stem/bark colour: green
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil, wet/waterlogged soil, clay soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 8

description:
Clump forming with deeply divided, lobed leaves. Small, fully double, bright yellow flowers for many weeks in late spring and early summer. Does not spread by runners.

cultivation:
Fertile, moist to wet soil in sun or part shade. Will grow in very shallow water as a pond marginal.

propagation:
By division.

usage:
Borders or bog gardens.

other notes:
RHS AGM

Cultivated as a garden plant since the 16th century.