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the flower that hides 130 petals in a fist and outclasses every rose at half the drama
means A genus of flowering plants, including buttercups, prized in gardens for tightly layered, papery-petaled blooms in saturated colors.
from From Latin 'ranunculus,' meaning 'little frog' — a diminutive of 'rana,' frog. The name is usually explained by the way many species crowd into wet, marshy ground, the same damp places frogs favor; so the lavish florist's flower carries, buried in its name, the memory of a tiny amphibian sitting in a ditch.
- latin name
- means little frog, loving wet ground
- petal count
- up to 130 tissue-thin layers per bloom
- buttercup kin
- genus includes the cheery roadside buttercup
- mild toxin
- sap irritates skin and deters hungry grazers
- vase life
- lasts up to ten days cut
ranunculus asiaticus — persian buttercup species, cultivated worldwide since 16th century persia
ranunculus acris — meadow buttercup native to europe, dominant in alpine grasslands above 1500m
ranunculus repens — creeping buttercup, most invasive ranunculus species in north america and uk