Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit, Vegetable
Origin
-
Mediterranean, Middle East
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6040
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
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
Loam
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Aphids, Leafminer
Allergy
Pollen
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Fenugreek
In Hindi
Ranunculus
मेंथी
In German
Ranunkel
Bockshornklee
In French
Ranunculus
Fenugrec
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Fenogreco
In Greek
Ranunculus
Τριγωνέλλα
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
fenacho
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Kozieradka
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Graecum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Fabales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Trigonella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Trifolieae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
60036
1
27800
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