Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
-
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
606
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Banks, Lake Sides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
8-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm180.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green, Brown, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Red blotch
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Wild gardens, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
CORNUS amomum
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
red willow
In Hindi
Ranunculus
silky dogwood
In German
Ranunkel
silky dogwood
In French
Ranunculus
silky dogwood
In Spanish
ranúnculo
silky dogwood
In Greek
Ranunculus
silky dogwood
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
silky dogwood
In Polish
Ranogkylos
silky dogwood
In Latin
Ranogkylos
silky dogwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Cornales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Cornaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Cornus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
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Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
60050
1
27800
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