trefle.io · Taken Apr 5, 2021 by Manuel Barón (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculaceae
Water-crowfoot
Ranunculus aquatilis
Also known as White water buttercup, Water buttercup, River water crowfoot, Batrachium paucistamineum f. tripartitum
Native Plants · Aquatic · Water Plant · Pond · Submerged · White Flowers · Stream · Perennial · Water Garden · Floating
Water-crowfoot is an aquatic perennial that must be grown in ponds, streams, or water features with consistent submersion. It prefers full sun to partial shade and cool, clean water to thrive. This plant is best suited for dedicated water garden enthusiasts rather than casual home gardeners.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Plant in still or slow-moving water 2-12 inches deep; never allow to dry out · Keep submerged or in consistently saturated conditions
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Chile North, Chile South, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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