Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
Madagascar
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6050
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
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
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
HYPOESTES phyllostachya
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Polka dot plant
In German
Ranunkel
Tupfen-Anlage
In French
Ranunculus
Polka dot usine de
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Planta de lunares
In Greek
Ranunculus
Φυτό πουά
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Planta bolinhas
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Grochy roślin
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Facies dot herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Lamiales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Hypoestes
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Ruellieae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
Acanthoideae
Number of Species
60050
1
27800
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