Ranunculus flower have a similar appearance as a rose, ranunculus have paper thin blossoms and are delicate and full of elegance. Ranunculus Varieties are beautiful plants loved by everyone are considered ornamental flowers which will automatically brighten up your garden. These cute picture perfect flowers are found I variety and eve in variety of colors- pink, yellow, orange, red and many more.
You can grow ranunculus flower indoor as well as outdoors bringing charm to your house as well as garden area. These grow very well in the month of April-June and require enough sunlight and moist soil.
The flowers last up to 10 days or more depending on the transportation condition. One can also plant these in pots and enjoy its view indoors. Filled with beauty there are many ranunculus varieties which will keep you glued.
Plantation: Easy Peasy
The process to grow ranunculus is easy and anyone can enjoy them.
- The corms of the ranunculus plants are only to be selected once they have passed the quality test as the better the quality the better results it will yield.
- Some say that the corms of the plant are too dry and hard to use directly so they should be soaked in room temperature water for 1-2 days prior to the plantation process.
- After this it is recommended to pre-sprout the corms by taking a tank and adding growing mixture then placing your corms and covering it with growing mix again. Leave the tank in a dark place at a temperature of 50-60 degree F.
- For the final plantation process take the pre-sprouted corms and place them in the ground 7-8 cm apart from one another to avoid overcrowding and 6 cm deep in the ground. A shallow pit will suffice for ranunculus as they do have invasive root system.
Now that you know how to grow these gorgeous flowers lets us come the variety of these perfect flowers.
Ranunculus Varieties
Isn’t it exiting to know that there are more varieties of such surreal flower. Each ranunculus variety has different features from one another making it unique and famous in nature. Let’s us dig into ranunculus varieties.
1. Eden brothers ranunculus bulbs
This variety of ranunculus is actually a stunning variety very famous for its enlarged blooms and height. Elegance is the second name given to this kind of ranunculus as they are that pretty in nature.
2. Buttercup Ranunculus
These are not known for its heavy or large blooms on the other hand they have much open blooms and are know for their small bowl shaped petals with white and yellow gloss over them. These are admired during the spring season and are a real attention grabber.
3. Ranunculus Butterfly
These flowers bring justice to the name provided as they highly attract the bees and butterflies to them and provide them with sweet nectar. They tend to grow much bigger and denser with every bloom having multiple flower stem. Yet they are covered with only single layer of the petals.
4. Ranunculus Romance
As the name suggests the flower is highly appreciated by lovers as the perfect blooms help them in the love area and entice their partners. Just like butterfly ranunculus they have a longer vase life and are strong and long stems. It’s the best flower to charm your love interest with. Good luck!
5. Cloni Ranunculus
Its large petals and blooms make them a unique variety of the ranunculus family. It yields countless petals are in the perfect round shape like a cyclone. Making them a treasure and making your eyes charmed every time you see them.
6. Ranunculus Glaberrimus
These are found in the Western Canada and Western North America. These plants have a green heart and the petals are slightly curled making the heads turn if planted in your yard.
7. Ranunculus Clementine
These are famed as Persian buttercup inheriting Persian beauty in them. They only yield one flower per stem and have singular petals. These are to be found in the Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia.
These are some of the very famous ranunculus varieties, which will never make you go out of fashion and topic and like I told you every flower will leave you in awe with its features and beauty. You can easily them find them online or at a nursery and famed florist.
Talking care of Ranunculus Varieties: Important
During the plantation process it is important to keep in mind to place the corms 6-8 cm apart in order to give them space and allowing them to grow freely. These flowers love sunlight throughout the day though to be kept in shade in summers. Fully nourished moist well drained soil should be used in order to grow them without disappointments. Keep in mind not to over fertilize the flower and leave them be to some natural extent and there just like that you will have yourselves great ranunculus varieties.
Quick Fix to your queries
Q1. How many varieties of ranunculus are there?
A1. There are total 1700 of ranunculus varieties flower in the nature.
Q2. Which is the most popular Ranunculus Varieties?
A2. The most popular ranunculus is Ginette clone ranunculus.
Q3. Which is the tallest ranunculus variety?
A3. The tallest ranunculus variety is Ranunculus Iyalli.
Q4. What are ranunculus bulbs?
A4. Ranunculus bulbs are widely adored wedding and cut flowers used for ornamental purpose and significance.
Q5. What are ranunculus corms / seeds?
A5. Ranunculus corms are the seeds I order to grow ranunculus flowers. These corms are hard and dry in nature.
Q6. What is ranunculus flower?
A6. Ranunculus flower are highly elegant similar to rose having tissue thin petal and dense blooms.
Q7. How many butterfly ranunculus varieties are present?
A7. There is only one butterfly ranunculus variety present in the nature yielding 12- 15 flowers per stem.
