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Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn'$6.00
Buttered Popcorn creeping buttercup

Size: 8" high x 24" wide

Flowering time: May
Hardiness: zone 4a
Native range: N. Africa . China . Japan . Iceland . Portugal

Light:Full shade
Full sun
Moisture:Dry
Moist
Drainage:No drainage
Good drainage

Catalog code: 016-0001
Category: Perennials

Provides winter interestNaturalizing

Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn'

©2007 Christopher P. Lindsey

In this day of calorie-counting and cholesterol-watching, buttered popcorn isn't a luxury that we can often afford to give ourselves. So why not give your garden this decadent treat instead?

A charming little evergreen groundcover, it's mostly grown for its attractive foliage. Joined together in groups of three, the leaves form a pattern like a miniature green snowflake splashed with gold and chartreuse.

You can control the amount of gold that appears in the leaves by its placement if it gets more sun, the leaves will have more gold in them. If it's shadier, they'll be more chartreuse.

If the plant receives enough sun you'll receive a flush of 1" five-petaled yellow buttercup flowers in May even more butter on your popcorn!

It's fairly drought tolerant (if grown in the shade), but it will spread most readily in moist, partially-shaded areas.

Pot size: 4.5"sq x 3.5" (475 ml, or .5 quarts).