Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
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Types
buttercup
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Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Insects
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Cleanser
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
Ranunculus ficaria
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Figwort, Lesser Celandine
candelabro
In Hindi
Lesser Celandine
candelabro
In German
Scharbockskraut
candelabro
In French
Ficaire
candelabro
In Spanish
celidonia menor
candelabro
In Greek
Lesser Celandine
candelabro
In Portuguese
Lesser Celandine
candelabro
In Polish
Ziarnopłon wiosenny
candelabro
In Latin
Pavasara mazpurenīte
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Ficaria
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
1-
1
27800
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