Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius var. alismifolius
Also known as Ranunculus arnoglossus, Ranunculus unguiculatus, Ranunculus bolanderi, Ranunculus alismifolius var. calthiflorus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Buttercup · Ranunculus · Native Wildflower · Moist Meadow · Streamside · Western Native · Pacific Northwest · Yellow Flowers · Alpine Perennial · Bog Garden
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius is a native western buttercup adapted to moist mountain meadows and streamside habitats from British Columbia to California. It prefers cool, consistently moist soils and partial shade, and is rarely available in commercial horticulture. Best grown in naturalized streambank or bog garden settings that mimic its native mountain habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; ideal near streams or in bog gardens · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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