Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus laxicaulis
Ranunculus laxicaulis
Also known as Ranunculus laxicaulis var. mississipiensis, Ranunculus flammula var. laxicaulis, Ranunculus texensis, Ranunculus subcordatus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Wildflower · Wetland Plant · Buttercup · Ranunculus · Bog Garden · Rain Garden · Pond Margin · Yellow Flowers · Part Shade · Perennial
Ranunculus laxicaulis is a native wetland buttercup that prefers consistently moist to wet soils and partial shade, making it ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, or boggy areas. Plant in organically rich, moisture-retentive soil and avoid letting the roots dry out. This slow-growing perennial produces cheerful yellow flowers and is best suited to naturalistic or native plant garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep the soil evenly moist; do not allow to dry out completely between waterings · Every 5-7 days or as needed to keep soil consistently moist
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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