Ranunculus flowers, also known as buttercups, are hardy, cool-season perennials that are beloved for their delicate, densely layered blooms. In places where winter is mild and spring is cool, growing ...

Bur buttercup was the bane of my summer childhood. While not as lethal to bare feet as puncturevine, bur buttercup still elicited plenty of tears when my feet encountered its little spiked seedheads.

“Poor little Buttercup!” Little Buttercup sold her wares to sailors aboard the H.M.S. Pinafore; that’s what Gilbert and Sullivan tell us in their comic opera. And she had a secret. Now a “buttercup” ...

What: Winterhazels are pleasing year-round — but pure delight in late winter and early spring. Starting at the end of February, the bare branches of Corylopsis pauciflora, aka buttercup winterhazel, ...

Q: Any advice on the best way to tackle creeping buttercup without using weed killer? It’s starting to take over some of my flower beds, where it’s smothering perennials and smaller shrubs. MJ, Co ...

Astounded, I stared into shallow water at the fringe of Lake Dorothy — a robust, healthy white marsh marigold was in full flower, but its blooms were 10 inches underwater. The lake had already filled ...

Spring has sprung and gardeners are digging in. Got questions as you carry on? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU ...