This is my entry for @pinkflowerday ; which is one of the contests initiated and organized by @adrianobalan and @sardrt called, @petals
If you'd like to participate, here are the details: @petals/the-petals-contests-wendsday-is-pinkflowerday-winning-min-5-sbd
Ranunculus (Asiaticus) hold such a lot of appeal for me. They have an abundance of luxurious, satiny petals, and their appearance is similar to roses. Not only do they provide a magnificent display in gardens, they also last a long time as cut flowers in a vase and grow well in containers too.
The most common type called the Tecolote strain are mostly double blooms and are available in bi-coloured picotee, gold, red, salmon, orange, white yellow and pastel shades. The shorter, less common varieties range from pale orange, pink, red, yellow and white double flowers.
These frost hardy perennials do well where winters are mild and the spring season is long and cool. Their claw-like bulbs determine the number of flowers that will be produced. Some will grow about 20 flowers. Others will produce a dozen or more.
