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- Ranunculus: varieties and their characteristics
- No denominations
- Turkish, Persian, French, ...
- Ranunculus for every taste
- Characteristics that all Ranunculus have in common
- Tips
In the Ranunculus there is no denomination as in other ornamental plants
Ranunculus: varieties and their characteristics
Anyone who has received a bouquet of ranunculus or has seen these plants once in the hardware store, may have fallen in love quickly with these flowering plants. Which varieties are there?
No denominations
In the world of ranunculi there are not, as in roses, girl eyes, hydrangeas and co certain, creative denominations. It's just a ranunculus. Most of the time it is in the trade before or behind, in which color it blooms. That's it already.
Turkish, Persian, French, ...
Who wants to have it in more detail, can call the commercially known Ranunculus as Asian Ranunculus or Florist Ranunculus. Or you divide the Ranunculus into the following subcategories:
Turkish ranunculus characterize large and densely filled flowers. The flowering starts earlier in these specimens than in others. Persian ranunculus are also large, but only simple to half-filled. The French Ranunculus, however, are loosely filled, as well as the Päonienblütigen Ranunculus, which have the longest flowering of all Ranunculus.
Ranunculus for every taste
Meanwhile there are ranunculus for everyone's taste. There are the large-flowered and small-flowered specimens, the filled, the half-filled and the unfilled specimens and then there are still significant differences in color. Breeders managed to breed the ranunculus in umpteen colors. So there are monochrome, two-colored and multicolored Ranunkelgewächse.
The color palette starts with white and goes over cream. Then come pale yellow and golden yellow. Followed by orange and red, pink and pink and the darkest shade: violet. Spaces in between are also not uncommon. There are also ranunculus with orange-green or white-pink flowers.
Characteristics that all Ranunculus have in common
Most Ranunkelpflanzen become up to 50 cm high and pile up at the bloom time 1 to 3 blooms. They are all poisonous. The flowering begins in this country in the field in May and can last until July. The foliage is feathery and green. All Ranunculus like absonnige and damp locations.
Tips
If you want to buy a ranunculus, you should do it best when the plant is just blooming. Then you will see how the flower color really looks!