Buttercup is a beautiful flower that is planted in gardens and flower beds around the world. Buttercup flowers are so beautiful that they are used to create magnificent floral arrangements, including wedding bouquets. In the scientific literature, ranunculus is called Ranunculus, and today more than 400 species of this plant are isolated. Despite such a variety of varieties, in flower shops you can not find very many varieties of Asian buttercup, the most common variety.
As for the color palette, it is also very diverse: you can see white, yellow, and red
buttercups. Planting and caring for the flower is not very difficult. It can grow not only on a flowerbed in the open ground, but also at home in pots. The most beautiful buttercups look like groups in the flowerbed. If you decide to grow a flower at home in a pot, give preference to undersized varieties. Still, garden buttercup is still more popular, planting and care for which are somewhat different from home care.
Types of buttercups
In general, several species of this plant are distinguished: turban, Persian, French, and peony buttercups.
Turban flowers resemble, as you might guess from the name, turban. The head of such a flower has a spherical shape and is large in size. Persian buttercup - stunted. Its flowers are simple, but there are terry inflorescences. As for the French buttercup, its flowers are semi-double, and the flowers of the pion-shaped representative of the plant are double. The most beautiful are considered pion-shaped buttercups.
Landing and care
The key to successful cultivation of buttercup is the right choice of place for planting. If the place is chosen successfully, the flowers will work you all summer. It is important to remember that buttercups love bright light, so they should be planted in a sunny place and in fertile soil, away from drafts.
The soil for planting should be prepared in the fall. First you need to make compost or manure in the soil. In the spring,
bone meal should be added
, and only in the spring root cones are planted, previously soaked in cold water.
Plant flowers at a distance of about 30 centimeters from each other, to a depth of 5 centimeters. Buttercups (planting and care, transplanting and propagating flowers) will give the gardener a real pleasure if he follows all the rules mentioned. In addition, so that the fruits of your labors will surely please you, buttercups need to be regularly fed and watered. However, when buds appear, watering should be reduced. Buttercups can suffer from rot of the root cones, which occurs in cases of too frequent and heavy watering. It is better to start it only after germination.
Usually buttercups bloom throughout the summer, but in specialized stores flowering plants grown indoors can also be bought in winter. By the way, in wedding and just holiday bouquets more and more buttercups are added!
Planting and care (photos show this) are very simple and effective: beautiful flowers will not leave anyone indifferent and only inspire the gardener for new experiments and planting. Listen to our advice, and you will surely be pleased with your blooming buttercup garden!