Ranunculus is an Asian garden ranunculus, which under natural conditions blooms approximately in June - July. At the same time, in modern specialized gardening centers, this beautiful plant with bright shining flowers can be purchased at the end of winter. As a rule, ranunculus, which is grown in flower boxes or pots, serves as a decoration for balconies and terraces in the warm season, and in the cold season - home rooms. For the first time in Europe, this plant appeared in England in the sixteenth century, after which for many years it was valued as highly as the Dutch tulips.
Ranunculus flower is simple and bright. In its home version, there is no terry, while in the garden it is very thick, which can be explained by long-term selection. Particularly spectacular are specimens in the form of peonies, which are distinguished by a wide palette of colors. In our country, regarding a plant such as ranunculus, cultivation is not yet very common. On the other hand, in Russia there are a lot of species of buttercup,growing in nature and not at all similar to the garden version. Moreover, it is difficult to convince domestic flower lovers that ranunculus is a variety of this plant, so they call it completely different names.
Seedlings of a flower such as ranunculus, which is planned to be grown in garden beds, can even be purchased in an online store. The root tubers of this plant are usually planted in the second half of May. A prerequisite for them is the preliminary soaking of seedlings in water for a period of about three hours. Among other things, the plant needs fertile, moist and at the same time not very wet soil, as well as a sunny place. It usually begins to bloom in late June with yellow, white, pink, red or orange flowers. There are also original varieties in which the petals have a color with a bright border or two-tone at once. What is also important for a plant such as ranunculus is that care must be taken even after the foliage has died. It boils down to the fact that the tubers need to be dug up and stored in a dry place during the cold season. If small nodules appear on them, then it is recommended to separate them and use them for subsequent reproduction.
Ranunculus, which is grown on the site, can be used to decorate the house. The fact is that these flowers can stand in a vase for up to two weeks and look very fresh at the same time. Garden buttercups look spectacular in a bouquet both alone and incombined with other colors, bringing bright elements to the decor of the room. An important nuance in this case is that they must be tightly compressed. In favor of ranunculus breeding is also the fact that original novelties appear all the time among its varieties. In the vast majority of cases, the varieties of this plant do not have separate names, so they are sold in species sorted by color. To create the most successful compositions, it is recommended to purchase Asian garden buttercups in bloom.
