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It’s just a guess, but I’ll venture that the most widespread Philadelphia plant in bloom right now is this one, Ranunculus ficaria. Around here it goes by the common name lesser celandine, although in ...

Lesser celandine ( Ranunculus ficaria), also called fig buttercup, is a native of Europe and North Africa that was brought to North America as a garden ornamental but escaped cultivation. It can ...

If you're a fan of full-bodied, multi-layered blooms, there's a good chance you'll like the ranunculus. And October can actually be the perfect time to plant these stunning blooms, depending on your ...

Writing about spring flowers again this week may seem excessive, but the bright yellow flowers of the buttercups and their relatives are so outstanding I can’t resist. I remember holding the shiny, ...

Each spring we welcome the return of abundant flowers and cherish them as they lift our spirits. Unfortunately, some of these beautiful plants have proven to be aggressive and ultimately highly ...

- perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles ...

THE presence of axillary tubercles (‘bulbils’) in the various races of Ranunculus ficaria L. sensu lato is still a matter of some debate. So far as British material is concerned, previous workers have ...