Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
-
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
22
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta, Orange Red
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Toxic
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ERYTHRINA herbacea
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Red cardinal, Cardinal spear
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Red Cardinal
Persian Buttercup
In German
Red Cardinal
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Cardinal rouge
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Cárdenas
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Cardeal vermelho
ranúnculo
In Polish
Red Cardinal
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Cardinalis Rubrum
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Phaseoleae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
10600
1
27800
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