Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
60-
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
secondary forest, shaded woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Yellow, Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Yellow, Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do not water excessively, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Mealy bugs, Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
ALPINIA zerumbet 'Variegata'
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Golden Lotus, Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger
In Hindi
Ranunculus
golden lotus
In German
Ranunkel
golden lotus
In French
Ranunculus
golden lotus
In Spanish
ranúnculo
golden lotus
In Greek
Ranunculus
golden lotus
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
golden lotus
In Polish
Ranogkylos
golden lotus
In Latin
Ranogkylos
golden lotus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Zingiberales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Ensete
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
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Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
60050
1
27800
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