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Ranunculaceae
Downy buttercup
Ranunculus lanuginosus
Also known as Hairy buttercup, Ranunculus pubescens, Woolly buttercup, Ranunculus umbrosus
Native Plants · Buttercup · Wildflower · Shade Tolerant · Woodland · Perennial · European Native · Yellow Flowers · Moist Soil · Toxic · Ground Cover
Downy buttercup is a shade-loving European wildflower that prefers moist, humus-rich soil in a partially shaded woodland or border setting. Water regularly to maintain consistent soil moisture and mulch around the base to retain humidity. Note that all parts of this plant are toxic if ingested, so handle with care.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey-In-Europe, Ukraine
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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