Buttercup aviv mixed planting and care in the open field

Today we will focus on such wonderful plants as garden buttercups or Ranunculus. You will learn about what varieties of garden buttercups exist, how they reproduce, grow, see interesting photos of these unique flowers, and also get acquainted with the features of their planting in the open field, care and much more.

Garden buttercups: varieties and varieties

The charming buttercups have been familiar to us since childhood. They are bright and beautiful, which is why they are often mentioned in songs, poems, and are also actively used in landscape design. Their toxicity gave impetus to the name, and their breathtaking beauty influenced the affectionate shape of the buttercup.

Buttercups - delicate flowers of various shades

Buttercups are perennial plants, the root system of which is represented by tubers. Their color range is very rich. You can find these flowers in white, orange, red, pink and even bi-colored. There are two main varieties of these amazing plants.

1. Asian or Persian. Asian buttercups reach a height of 40 cm. They have incredibly beautiful double or simple flowers, reminiscent of roses, of various colors, as well as small tubers instead of roots. It is in the tubers that they store nutrients for the winter, during which the ground part of these plants disappears. Garden buttercups are very fond of warmth and sunlight, but they learned to grow them at rather low temperatures.

   Asiatic buttercups

2. African or turban... In African or turban buttercups, the leaves are larger, and their flowers have very unusual petals bent inward. This appearance makes them very similar to peonies.

   African buttercups

There are a huge number of different types of garden buttercups:

• multi-flowered;
• caustic;

Buttercups are caustic

• water;
• burning;
• creepers, etc.

The most common buttercups are yellow and are often used in folk medicine. Many species are used as beautiful ornamental plants.

Planting a plant

Choose a location that is warm and sheltered from the wind when planting your garden buttercups. They are not too whimsical to the soil, but planting in a well-drained, warmed, moderately moist and humus-rich open ground will clearly appeal to them. Let's look at how the planting itself is done.

Well-drained soil is essential for planting buttercups.

Ranunculus planting in the open field is carried out in mid-May, when the weather is already warm. Excessively damp or cold ground can cause plant death. If frosts still occur in your region in May, then first plant buttercups in peat pots or newspaper bags. You can leave the plants in the veranda or on the balcony, the optimum temperature for them will be 15-18 degrees. After the arrival of warming, planting of buttercups in a flower bed will already become available.

Planting these plants in open ground, where further cultivation will take place, involves pre-soaking the root cones in warm water for 2 hours, sometimes high-quality growth stimulants are used instead of water. After this procedure, the bumps will increase significantly in size.

Planting a buttercup

It is necessary to dig a 5 cm depression in the ground and place the plant cones in it with the roots down. The distance between plantings should be at least 10 cm. Then, you can water the ground a little, but not abundantly, so that the plants do not start to rot. As you can see, planting buttercups does not involve any complex manipulations.

Buttercup care

Perennial garden buttercups are not capricious plants. But in order for your buttercups to grow healthy and pleasing to the eye, there are a few tips to follow and provide them with proper care.

The root system of garden buttercups is quite sensitive to both excessive moisture and excessive drought. Therefore, special attention should be paid to proper watering. Feel the soil from time to time to check the moisture level. If you feel dry, then water the plant a little. To protect buttercups from overflow, drainage in the form of pebbles or expanded clay, poured into the bottom of the planting pit, will help; sometimes pieces of birch coals are added. By the end of flowering (August), watering should be gradually reduced.

Balanced watering is essential for buttercup development.

Advice. Never overfill the ranunculus or water it too often. Such "obsessive" care can lead to the appearance of mold on the rhizome and rotting, from which the plant soon dies.

When the flower stalks and leaves die off (August-September), the garden buttercups are dug up. The root system of plants is shaken out of the ground, dried and stored in boxes or paper bags. For storage, choose a place with good ventilation and room temperature. However, there are those who simply throw away old rhizomes and buy new ones for planting in the spring. In southern regions, buttercups with special protective cover can tolerate the winter relatively well.

Attention! Buttercup has very fragile roots that are easy to damage, so you should handle them carefully and carefully.

Fertilizing and feeding buttercup

If you want your garden buttercups to grow healthy, bloom profusely and beautifully, then you need to feed them periodically. During the period of leaf growth, these perennials must be fed with special fertilizers rich in nitrogen. When buttercups begin to appear in buds, they need phosphorus-potassium fertilizer. Top dressing is best done once every two weeks. These simple procedures will provide your buttercups with amazing growth and flowering.

Buttercups need mineral feeding at all stages of the growing season

Plant propagation

Reproduction of garden buttercups can be done in several ways. During the summer period, their tubers form several daughter cones, which are carefully separated, dried and stored until the next planting. But these buttercups will bloom only in a year or two.

Buttercup root cones

In addition, the cultivation of garden buttercups accepts seed propagation. Due to the short viability, it is very difficult to get such seeds on your own. It is best to simply purchase them from a specialized flower shop. Seeds must be planted in March, in a loose mixture of peat soil and sand. Sprinkle the seeds with earth and moisten with water from a spray bottle. As you can see, buttercups are fairly easy to reproduce.

Buttercup seeds

The planting is covered with a film, periodically ventilated and maintained at a temperature of 10 to 12 degrees Celsius. The first shoots should appear after 2-3 weeks. After that, the container is moved to a warmer place (with an air temperature of up to 20 degrees).Seedlings require a lot of light, so it is best to place the container on a south window and provide it with additional lighting. Only in mid-May, seedlings can be planted in open ground for further growth.

Diseases and pests

Buttercups are very resistant to various diseases and pests. If the care of the plants is incorrect, for example, too abundant watering, then root rot may appear. In addition, if the summer season is too humid, these perennial flowers can be attacked by powdery mildew, and the leaves can attract annoying cabbage butterflies. In this case, bioinsecticidal preparations can be used against pests.

Cabbage butterfly

Buttercups garden shrub: combination with other plants

As mentioned earlier, for normal growth and development, buttercups need sunlight and relative shade. These conditions can be achieved by planting other plants next to them.

For example, all varieties of garden buttercups make an excellent combination with arabis. This will provide them not only with the necessary shade, but also with many nutrients. They will also grow well near trees and bushes. If your goal is to cut, then there should be nothing to prevent buttercups from growing.

Buttercups in a common flower bed

Buttercups garden shrub in landscape design

Luxurious perennial rununculus are often used in landscape design. Their varieties are able to create a truly charming composition, original, stylish, extraordinary. Group and mass planting of these plants will decorate the surrounding space with their presence (flower beds, alpine slides, rockeries), and in combination with other shrubs and flowers, they will create a simply amazing flower bed. They are also planted in pots or stylish patio containers, which looks quite fresh in modern landscaping.

Buttercup in landscape design

Garden buttercups are very beautiful, unpretentious and amazing plants. They are able to decorate with their appearance any piece of land, make it bright, unique, become irreplaceable attributes in landscape design. Growing them will bring you a lot of fun. Give them your care, love, warmth, give them proper care, then they will reward you with their gorgeous bloom.

Planting buttercups with seeds: video

Varieties of buttercups: photo

Buttercups are an ornamental plant. In another way, it is called ranunculus. There are about 650 species. The most popular for decorating a personal plot are garden and Asian buttercup. Asian ranunculus grows in a rather lush and tall shrub with large flowers and foliage.

Varieties of ranunculus

Almost everyone is familiar from childhood with these delicate wildflowers growing in Russian fields and forests. Types and how they look:

• Pungent buttercup. The people called him - night blindness. It is a fairly tall plant from 30 to 100 cm with yellow flowers.
• Poisonous. It is a tall plant with small yellow flowers. The juice is used to treat scabies. It is not suitable for decoration.
• Burning. A low plant, no more than 50 cm. Flowers are small, about 12 mm.
• Multi-flowered. High stem about 80 cm with lush leaves and large yellow buds.
• Creeping. Creeping stem with small, yellow, shiny flowers. It is considered very poisonous.

It should be noted that all buttercups are poisonous plants. Therefore, it is necessary to plant flowers at the door only if there are no small children.

Buttercup garden

It is a perennial plant with an average height of about 65 cm. What does a garden buttercup look like? It has a tuberous, fleshy root. The stem is branched with trifoliate leaves. The size of the flowers is about 8-10 cm. There are ordinary, double and densely double flowers. The color scheme is quite varied with bright colors: cream, yellow, purple, salmon, pink, orange, red, white. There are different shades of these colors. There are no only blues and blues.

Once cut, the flowers can remain fresh for a week or more.

Buttercups garden: planting and care

They will bloom for 2 years after planting.... The buds that are ripe and empty must be removed. Thus, long-term flowering is maintained. Nitrogen fertilizers should be applied to the soil at least once every 14 days. When the flowers ripen, they are fed with potassium-phosphorus or mineral supplements.

It should be noted that the ranunculus should overwinter in a house where the temperature is low. Dig up the tubers after the foliage dies off for about 7 days. You can propagate a flower using tubers. This is the easiest way. One root brings up to 5 children. Before you put them in storage and forget about them, you need to take care of the safety of diseases. For prevention, they are treated with foundation and dried for 3 days. The dried tubers are placed in a perforated paper bag and the basement is lowered.

For the southern edges there is an option leave them outdoors. This is provided that the winters are mild. Ranunculus is afraid of severe frosts. If the ranunculus remains in the ground, cover it with something. It is good if these are coniferous branches or fallen leaves.

Growing buttercups from seeds

Buttercups propagate in 2 ways:

1. Division of the root.
2. Seed.

When choosing the second method, it must be remembered that it is advisable to purchase the seed in a specialized store. Self-collecting semen is a complex process. In addition, buttercup seed has a low viability. To plant buttercups, you need to prepare the soil: 1: 1: 0.5. One part of peat and leafy land, half of sand. Seeds are placed in a row in loose soil and sprinkled with soil. The layer of earth on top of the seeds should be thin. After planting, moisten the soil with a sprayer.

Ranunculus germinates at a temperature of 10-12 degrees. Planted at the end of February, at the beginning of March... The container with the landings is covered with glass. Gradually you need to ventilate the seeds and remove fumes from the glass. You need to wait for the first borings after 14 days. Flowers germinate no more than 3 weeks. After the seed has hatched, it is moved to a warm place with a temperature of 20 degrees. The ideal place for a plant during this period is the south side with shading. If possible, you can make the plant additional lighting. When 5 true leaves appear, they are transplanted into peat-distilled cups.

Planting buttercups in the garden

When to plant flowers in the garden? The garden buttercup will sit down after the night frosts have passed. Most often, this period occurs in the middle, end of May. In order for the plant not to hurt and admire its beautiful flowering, you need to choose the right place. A sunny side in the garden works well. Can also be planted in partial shade. It is advisable that ranunculus does not grow in a draft and in places where wind intensification is possible. The soil for buttercups should be neutral or slightly acidic. It is worth remembering that an excess of moisture in the soil can lead to death. Therefore, you need to water the plant as needed.

How to properly plant a flower in the ground? Make not very deep pits. In this case, the distance between these pits should be at least 15 cm, even a little more. Drainage can be poured into the bottom of the hole. These are sand and expanded clay stone. If the seedlings grew in peat pots, then plant the buttercup in the ground directly in them. If it is plastic or other cups, then gently squeeze out the seedling and put it in the hole. The pits are covered with ordinary garden soil. Seal and water around the seedling. It is worth remembering that buttercups, reproduction of which came from seeds, bloom for 2 years.

Planting buttercups tubers after wintering

After wintering, you need to know about planting tubers. How to prepare and plant buttercups tubers? In order to wake up the plant, need to soak it... There are 2 options at the discretion of the gardener. In this case, opinions differ. The options are:

• Soak for a day or half a day.
• Soak for 6 hours, wrapped in a damp cloth and placed in a warm place.The second option is used because of the fear of tuber rot.

By soaking buttercups tubers for 24 hours, you can identify unhealthy and unprepared roots. When the root swells, it is easier to recognize defects. If you plant a plant dry, there is a chance of damage to it. It is quite brittle.

For full awakening you need to plant the tubers of plants in a container with prepared soil. Many have already appreciated the benefits of planting in peat pots. Better to use them. But other vessels may work as well. Drainage is laid at the bottom of the container: eggshells and expanded clay. Top up the layer with peat earth. The tubers are placed on the soil with their noses down. Deepening the roots to make about 7 cm. After planting, you need to water well. There will be no excess moisture, because a drainage layer was laid in the pots.

Hatching tubers will start on the 8th day... Young borings should be kept at a temperature of 18 degrees with periodic watering. Before emergence, no more than 12 degrees.

They are planted in open ground after the end of strong night frosts. This is about mid-May. But, if such a threat nevertheless appears, it will be necessary to cover the seedlings.

Ranunculus diseases, photos of plants

First of all, buttercups are struck by such an attack as rot and nematodes... Excessive soil moisture contributes to the development of nematodes and rot. How to fight? You can't leave the flower in the same place. It must be carefully removed from the ground, cleaned of nematodes - small, white worms and immersed in water with a temperature of 50 degrees. After the procedure, plant the plant in a new place.

Important! Nematodes can hibernate in the soil and be transferred to the storage facility for the winter right along with the tubers.

The next attack is this is a spider mite... What should a flower look like? Small white-yellow spots become the main sign of the lesion. The affected leaves are cut and burned.

Powdery mildew can also affect ranunculus. It looks like mold. You can see the photos on the Internet.

For treatment, you need to purchase in a specialized store - fungicides... After treatment, plant prophylaxis is carried out. About 2-3 times a week. A 0.02% solution of mercaptophos is well suited for this.

In any case, most of the chemicals used to treat and treat plants are poisonous. Do not neglect the protection of your own health. To do this, you need to hide open areas on the skin, protect the eyes and respiratory system. As already written, the buttercup is a poisonous plant. Therefore, you only need to work with it with gloves, and then wash your hands thoroughly.

Outcome

Growing and caring for buttercups is a very easy process. It is enough to learn the correct growing process. Leaving also does not involve complex methods. Basic: pruning, feeding and the process of preserving tubers. All this is detailed above. If, nevertheless, something is not clear about care or cultivation, you can watch the video on the Internet.

Garden buttercups

Garden buttercups are beautiful flowers that resemble miniature roses or poppies in shape. They do not require special attention in the care and at the same time give the flower bed originality and a beautiful look. It is this combination of qualities that allowed these flowers to gain popularity among many flower growers.

Description of the plant

Buttercup (or ranunculus) is a perennial herb that occurs naturally in Australia, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and Europe. The garden buttercup appeared thanks to the work of breeders. It differs from its wild-growing relative in the size of the flower and in the variety of colors.

The garden buttercup is a low-growing bushy perennial, with a height of 40 to 100 cm. Its stem is erect, its root is tuberous. Flowers from 5 to 10 cm in diameter, simple, semi-double or double, of various colors. The exception is blue and cyan colors, which do not yet exist.

IMPORTANT. All buttercups are poisonous, so it is not recommended to plant them in the yard if there are children in the house.

The most popular varieties and varieties of buttercups with photos

There are two varieties of this flower. Which include several subspecies:

• Asian (Persian) - Plants about 40 cm high with double or simple flowers, similar to roses.
• African (turban)- have larger leaves and petals bent inward. This variety looks more like a peony.

The following types of flowers are most popular when grown in the garden:

• Pungent - widespread in nature, grows in meadows and forests in Asia and Europe. Has medicinal properties. It blooms with golden yellow flowers in June. Winter-hardy, can grow in partial shade.
• Aconitolist (or borecelist) - bushy plant up to 80 cm in height. Flowers are white or yellow.
• Anemone-leaved - undersized, about 30 cm, yellow-flowered, less often white-flowered.
• Multi-flowered - from 40 to 80 cm in height. The flowers are yellow, shiny. Blooms from June to August.
• Hybrid varieties - bred from the Asian species. They have a variety of colors and flower shapes. There are even two-tone colors.

IMPORTANT. Experienced growers advise every 3-4 years to change the varieties of buttercups in their area, acquiring new rhizomes, since over time they lose their decorative effect.

Time and place for planting buttercups outdoors

In mid-May, buttercups are planted in open ground

It is worth purchasing planting material in February-March. Store tubers at 17 degrees Celsius in a ventilated area until planting. Buttercup seedlings are planted in early April. But keep in mind that this flower does not like transplanting, so you need to plant it in peat pots or tablets. But it is more advisable to immediately plant a flower on the street.

Buttercups are planted in open ground in mid-May, after the onset of real heat. This plant is thermophilic and cannot make even short-term frosts.

For planting, you need to choose a sunny place, but with diffused sun or some partial shade. It is important to choose a place that is protected from drafts and gusts of wind. An ideal place would be near a shrub, from which a shadow falls for part of the day, or under a low, not too spreading tree.

IMPORTANT. If you plant a buttercup in a too bright, sunny place, then it will bloom for a short time and not abundantly.

Neighborhood in a flowerbed with other plants and flowers

You should not plant a buttercup next to bright flowers, against their background, small bushes will get lost. The exception is the blue anemone, with which the buttercup looks good.

IMPORTANT. Watch how the buttercup grows in the flower bed. This flower is quite aggressive, and can crowd out other flowers, capturing their space with its root system.

Requirements for the composition of the soil

Buttercups prefer light, loose soil with neutral acidity. In addition, the soil must be nutritious, so it is recommended to add humus to it before planting.

Landing technology

Before planting, tubers are soaked for 10-12 hours so that they are saturated with moisture. You can use a growth stimulant or potassium permanganate solution. The swollen roots look like spiders. Once this has happened, you can start landing.

For planting, holes are prepared, at the bottom of which drainage is laid. It is necessary to plant tubers 5 cm deep. A distance of 15-20 cm is left between the plants. The tubers are planted with their legs down. Seedlings appear in 10-14 days.

IMPORTANT. If after planting there is a threat of frost, the buttercups must be covered with straw or covering material.

Buttercup flower care outdoors

Buttercup is an unpretentious plant

Buttercup is a rather unpretentious plant and does not require any special attention to itself. It is enough to water, but without waterlogging, and loosening the soil to ensure air access to the roots.

Timely feeding every two weeks is important for regular flowering. At the beginning of the growing season, fertilizing is carried out with nitrogen fertilizers. From the beginning of budding to the end of flowering, potassium-phosphorus mixtures are introduced.

During flowering, you need to remove all fading and drying flowers. At the end of flowering, the frequency and abundance of watering are sharply reduced.If this is not done, the roots can rot. As soon as the wilting of the foliage begins, watering is stopped.

IMPORTANT. In rainy weather, the planting site of buttercups must be covered with a film so that the roots do not become waterlogged.

Storage of tubers

Buttercups do not tolerate frost, so they are dug up for the winter. This should be done in September, after the aerial part has completely dried out. The dug tubers are cleaned of the ground and dried. It is recommended to store them in a dry room at a temperature of 19-21 degrees. They are wrapped in cloth for storage. You can also place the tubers in dry peat pots.

What are buttercups sick with?

The plant is resistant to diseases, but nevertheless, with improper care, some problems can arise. Waterlogging can cause root rot. This can be avoided with drainage and regular watering. If you notice mold on the leaves and flowers, remove them and stop watering immediately. Loosen the soil to ventilate the roots.

Excessive moisture is also indicated by dropping of the buds. Dry the soil and the buttercup will come to life and continue to bloom.

Powdery mildew can attack the plant in cold, damp weather. For prevention and treatment, use special fungicides for this disease.

Plant pests and control

Nematoda, a common pest on this plant

A frequent visitor to the root system of a buttercup is a nematode. If you notice that the foliage is curling and the plant is lagging behind in development, then it is affected by this pest. You can get rid of it by digging a bush and washing the roots in water at a temperature of 50 degrees with potassium permanganate.

The appearance of yellow or silvery spots on the foliage indicates a spider mite lesion. In this case, the plant must be treated with an insecticide.

Breeding methods for buttercups

The easiest way to reproduce is by dividing the roots. During growth, many additional rootlets are formed around the main tuber, from each of them an additional flower bush can be obtained.

It is quite difficult to get new plants from seeds.because their germination rate is rather low. Sowing is carried out at the end of February in boxes filled with a mixture of earth and peat or sand. They make grooves in the soil, spread the seeds and sprinkle them with a layer of soil no higher than 2 cm.

For the first two weeks, the seed boxes are kept at a temperature of 10-15 degrees. The soil must be constantly moist, as even light drying will prevent the seeds from germinating.

After three to four weeks, the first shoots appear. The boxes must be moved to a warm place, at least 20 degrees. The sprouts need the brightest spot, preferably on the south window. In cloudy weather, seedlings need illumination with special phyto-lamps. In open ground, seedlings can be planted by the end of May.

IMPORTANT. Buttercup grown from seed will bloom only in the second year.

Buttercup as a decoration of the garden and personal plot

Buttercup is suitable for decorating any garden

The combination of buttercups in various shades can create real landscape compositions. In a flower bed, they are planted in the foreground in small groups. You can also create bright color spots on your lawn with these perennials.

These flowers look great in pots, flowerpots and patio containers. Beautiful combinations can be achieved when planting buttercups with decorative deciduous plants, for example, with hosts. This flower looks great on an alpine slide in combination with stones. The densely planted bushes along the edge of the flower bed also look impressive. In this case, they act as a living border.

Features of growing in a pot and at home

Buttercups feel great not only in a flower bed, but also in a flower pot or flowerpot. For growing in pots, low-growing varieties are used, up to 40 centimeters. If the plant is taller, it is necessary to use a support for it, and it immediately loses its decorative effect.

In the absence of a garden plot, you can grow a beautiful buttercup on the balcony. The main condition is a sufficient amount of light and heat. Just do not let direct sunlight on the bush.

Capacity must be selected at the rate of 1 liter of land per bush. It is permissible to have up to three copies in one container. The pot is filled with a mixture of leaf earth, sand and humus (1X1X05). When growing in pots, more frequent watering is necessary, since the earthy clod dries out quickly.

After flowering and drying of the foliage, the pot with buttercup is placed in a dark, dry place for 1-2 months for the winter. This is the dormant period of the rhizome, after which a new aerial part will appear.

REFERENCE. After the foliage dies off in the open field, the Asian buttercup can be planted in a pot and transferred to the house. When planted in August by November, you will receive a flowering bush in the apartment. Buttercup bloom, with sufficient light, will be all winter. You need to place it on the south window.

Garden buttercups can beautify any area that will literally transform with their appearance. Give them a little attention, and they will give you a lush and fairly long flowering.

And as a reassurance, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the video material on this plant, we wish you a pleasant viewing.

Added on 12.03.2011 tuberous, perennials

Ranunculus, or Asiatic buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus), is a plant that is not yet very common in our gardens, but is rapidly gaining the sympathy of flower growers. Most often, nodules of peony buttercups are found on sale, which have large double red, white, pink or yellow flowers. French buttercups have semi-double flowers; Persian are distinguished by their short stature and simple or semi-double flowers; in turbid flowers, spherical, large and densely doubled.

Reproduction of ranunculus

Buttercups are propagated, as a rule, by nodules, which outwardly look like a "goose foot". It is desirable to choose large ones with at least four "claws"; weak, overdried and vice versa, soft for planting are usually not suitable.

Ranunculus can be propagated by seeds, but this process is very laborious, especially since the germination of buttercup seeds is usually very low. If you nevertheless decide on this, it is better to collect the seeds from the first flowers. Tie the fading heads with gauze so that the ripening seeds do not spill out. In the spring, sowing is carried out in moist, loose soil; about one and a half to two centimeters of earth is poured on top, the box is covered with a film and placed in a warm, well-lit place. The mini-greenhouse should be periodically ventilated so that excess moisture does not accumulate.

After the seeds germinate, the film is removed, and the seedlings are kept at a temperature not higher than 18 ° C and sufficient lighting, otherwise they stretch and weaken. Plants are planted in the ground after the onset of stable warm weather. At first, you can cover the seedlings with non-woven material to protect them from possible temperature extremes. BUY RANUNCULUS SEEDS

Ranunculus: planting and care

Buttercup nodules are usually planted in April. Before planting, they are kept for several hours in wet sawdust, moss, or simply soaked in cold water. Can be additionally treated with a growth stimulant; for the prevention of rot use the drug "Maxim".

Ranunculus grows best in sunny places well protected from the wind. The soil is desirable loose, fertile. Stagnant moisture leads to the development of root rot, therefore, an important condition for success is good drainage.

The nodules are planted with "claws" down to a depth of no more than five to eight centimeters, depending on the soil. The junction of the "claws" should be directed upwards, otherwise the buttercup dies.

Garden buttercups are quite unpretentious. They need moderate watering, periodically they need to loosen the ground. Organic fertilizer is a good idea before flowering. When ranunculus blooms, wilted flowers should be removed in time. This not only preserves the appearance of the plant, but also ensures long flowering, which can last until the end of July, and sometimes even up to the beginning of August.

Ranunculus in winter

In the open field, ranunculus nodules do not hibernate. Even with a reliable shelter in the cold season, they die. Therefore, for the winter, nodules are dug up and stored in sawdust, dry peat or moss in a cool room.Well-dried nodules are well preserved in a linen bag suspended in a frost-free basement, or in a paper bag tucked away in the refrigerator in the vegetable storage section.

It is important to dig them up on time, right after the ranunculus leaves turn yellow, because the dried shoots quickly die off, and it becomes difficult to find nodules in the soil. The dug plants are cleaned of the ground, the stems are cut off, if necessary, the babies are separated from the mother plant, washed, kept for 15 - 20 minutes in a solution of potassium permanganate and dried well before being stored.

Buttercups in garden design

In the garden, ranunculus looks best in group plantings. Floral borders of multi-colored buttercups are very beautiful; undersized varieties can be grown in flower pots or boxes. These bright flowers will decorate any flower bed; they are good for cutting