Wednesday 5 June 2013

Ranunculus

Ranunculus belongs to genus of 600 species. These are herbaceous perennial plants. These are naturally found in Asia. These are famous for their bright beauty and medicinal importance. They are available in range of colours including white to pink, yellow to red and red to orange. Some ranunculus flowers in copper colour have also been observed. The flowers are brilliantly coloured, they have layers of overlapping petals. The petals look like crepe paper cuttings. These are also known as Cyoto’s eye. The reason of this name is due to an associated myth. According to the legend Cyoto was tossing his eyes and catching them back. Meanwhile an eagle snatched his eye. It is said that he has created his eye from ranunculus. Thus the flower is named so.
These are perfect spring flowers with bright and charming colours. These are not typically grown indoors. They are good choice for outdoor plants in summer and spring.  They survive for long time as cut flowers so they are good for decoration purposes. These flowers are mostly double. Telecot strain is 3 to 6 inches wide and available in numerous colours. They grow on short stem.
For outdoor planting of ranunculus choose a site with well drained soil. If water makes a pool for 5 to 6 hours after rain then avoid planting in such site and move to another one. Amending the soil with compost can raise the level of soil and improve drainage quality. Peat moss, ground bark, compost and decomposed manure could be a good option. They need full sun for growth. Dig a hole and place the bulb in the hole with it pointed end directing downwards. Refill it back; water it to settle the soil and let the send flowers to karachi plant grow. The bulb will sprout in autumn; plant will grow in winter and bloom in spring. Flowers can be cut from the plant when it starts blooming.  Cutting the flower will stimulate the plant to produce more flowers and will not hurt it at all. When the blooming season is over do not cut back the plant and let it store energy for next season. In the end of summer the plant enter in dormancy period. The bulbs planted in fall will bloom in spring while spring planted bulbs will bloom in summer.  A large sized bulb produces almost 35 cut able flowers. After fading the blooming process you can dig out the bulbs, slice off the tops and can be stored for next season.
They are inexpensive, showy, long lasting and popular as wedding flowers.

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