Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
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Types
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-
Number of Varieties
1060
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40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
12-3
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Bronze, Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
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Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Styptic
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Wood
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for woodware
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CYRILLA racemiflora
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Leatherwood
Ranunculus
In German
Leather
Ranunkel
In French
Leatherwood
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Leatherwood
ranúnculo
In Greek
Leatherwood
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Leatherwood
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Leatherwood
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Leatherwood
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Ranunculales
Family
Cyrillaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Cyrilla
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
5600
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27800
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