Bulbous buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus

Ranunculus

Ranunculaceae

Native Plants

Zone 4–10

🐾 Pet-Safe

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Bulbous buttercup is a low-maintenance wildflower that naturalizes easily in meadows and grasslands. It produces bright yellow flowers in spring and goes dormant in summer heat. Best suited for naturalized plantings rather than formal gardens.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

24″ – 60″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

8″

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days • Moderate Watering To Keep Soil Consistently Moist But Not Waterlogged

Soil pH

7 – 7.5

Temperature

-30° – 95°F

Mature Spread

up to 16″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama

Albania

Algeria

Arkansas

Austria

Azores

Baleares

Baltic States

Belarus

Belgium

Bolivia

British Columbia

Bulgaria

California

Central European Rus

Connecticut

Corse

Czechoslovakia

Delaware

Denmark

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken May 31, 2018 by Ricardo Aperador Rubio (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones

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