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Buttercup Ranunculus alpestris

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Generalities Buttercup
These plants are used in rock gardens. The Buttercup has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. Buttercup Is an evergreen; during spring iIt assumes a white colouring; the adult specimens are small in size and reach 12 cm high.

Exposure ButtercupPosizione mezza ombra
For a balanced development, it is best to position the The Buttercup in a partially shady place, where it can enjoy direct sunlight only during the coolest hours of the day. These plants don't fear the cold weather and therefore can be grown in the garden during any time of year.If you desire cleaning the ground from the bulbous plants after flowering, wait for the leaves to dry; later it’s possible to take the bulbs out of the ground and place them somewhere dark, cool and dry, until the best season to plant them again.

Watering ButtercupTenere Umido
Water regularly, every The , wetting the ground deeply with 1-2 glasses of water , always waiting for the soil to be dry before watering; avoid leaving stagnant water. We suggest not to exceed with the waterings: if the soil remains damp too long, it can favour the development of rotten in the bulbs.

Treatments Buttercup
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Buttercup
Cultivate in a quite humid, not excessively drained, soil.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
5
0
3
1
0
1
continental
4
0
3
2
0
1
mediterranean
3
0
3
3
0
1

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Notes Buttercup

If desired, we can grow the The Buttercup in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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