Deeproot Plant Base Online - Ranunculus creticus

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botanical name:
Ranunculus creticus

common name: Cretan buttercup
family: Ranunculaceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 0.30m width: 0.45m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: clump
leaf colour: green
flower colour: yellow
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, dry soil, moist soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: -8°C
USDA zone: 8 to 10

description:
Clump-forming perennial with large deeply lobed dark green basal leaves. Short branching stems carry bright yellow flowers in early spring.

cultivation:
Moist to dryish, humus-rich soil in part shade. Will grow in full sun if not too hot and reasonably moist.

propagation:
By seed or division in spring.

other notes:
Native to Crete and other parts of the Greek Archipelago, usually found in shady, rocky places. Rarely cultivated.