Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
-
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
60-
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Ivory, Gray
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Magenta, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Cuneate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require regular watering
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Allergy
Pollen
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
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
Wood
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for woodware, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
TRIPLARIS americana
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Ant Stick, Macaw, St. Mary's Stick
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Macaw
In German
Ranunkel
Ara
In French
Ranunculus
ara
In Spanish
ranúnculo
guacamayo
In Greek
Ranunculus
μακώ
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
arara
In Polish
Ranogkylos
ara
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Ara
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Triplaris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
-
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
-
Number of Species
600-
1
27800
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