General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Plant Height: Less than 10 cm
Plant Spread: To 15 cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Inflorescence Height: To 15 cm in bloom
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Snowpatch Buttercup
  • Subalpine Buttercup
  • Eschscholtz's Buttercup
  • Spruce-Fir Buttercup
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ranunculus eschscholtzii
  • Synonym: Ranunculus nivalis var. eschscholtzii

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Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-05-22
Uploaded by growitall
Location: Mount Baker Wilderness
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Mount Baker Wilderness
photo credit: Walter Siegmund

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