Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Aquatics
Origin
-
South America
Types
-
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Number of Varieties
6013
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Lakes, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
11-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Shade areas, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
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
Poorly 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 flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
-
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Shade areas, Wet Site
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, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Water gardening
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
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
HYDROCLEYS nymphoides
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Water Poppy
In Hindi
Ranunculus
जल पोस्ता
In German
Ranunkel
Wasser Poppy
In French
Ranunculus
eau Poppy
In Spanish
ranúnculo
amapola agua
In Greek
Ranunculus
νερό παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
água Poppy
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Woda Poppy
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Aqua Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Alismatales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Alismataceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Hydrocleys
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
-
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
-
Number of Species
60023
1
27800
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