Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
-
Southeastern United States
Types
-
Tree
Number of Varieties
60-
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
9-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Oblong to ablanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
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
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
Nitrate based fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Beetles
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
Hair Conditioner, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Cardiac, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
It is a remedy for treating fevers, Used in making tea, Used in treatment of mouth ulcers
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
OXYDENDRUM arboreum
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Sourwood
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Sourwood
In German
Ranunkel
Sourwood
In French
Ranunculus
Sourwood
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Sourwood
In Greek
Ranunculus
Sourwood
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Sourwood
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Sourwood
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Sourwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Ericales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Oxydendrum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Oxydendreae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
Vaccinioideae
Number of Species
6001
1
27800
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