Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus
Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus var. montanus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Ranunculus · Buttercup · Alpine Perennial · Mountain Wildflower · Rocky Mountain · Yellow Flowers · Moist Soil · Native Plant · Rock Garden
Mountain plantain-leaved buttercup is a delicate alpine perennial that prefers moist, cool conditions with partial shade, mimicking its native mountain meadow habitat. Keep the soil consistently moist and plant in a humus-rich, well-drained location to encourage cheerful yellow blooms. This plant is best suited to rock gardens or naturalized alpine plantings rather than general home gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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