So a neighbor who knows I like flowers stopped me to inform me that they had some new flowers at her shop.

I bought one called Ranunculus (ラナンキュラス) It is a red flower and really pretty. I did some research too and am really excited BUT also nervous. I've never grown an annual plant. I heard there are ways you can keep it going. How would I go about that?

Anyone else grow one of these? Any tips?

<3 Thanks

There are many plants that are annual in northern zones but perennial where they grow naturally. You could try simply bringing the plant indoors October-to-March under lights. For some, you can pot clippings over Winter.

Hi Ashley,

Yardenman is correct, that strictly speaking Ranunculus is not an annual, but is a perennial that is not hardy in colder zones.

Ranunculus asiaticus  is a geophyte. A geophyte is any species that forms modified plant organs for carbohydrate storage, including bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, rhizomes, and pseudobulbs. Many geophytes reproduce by the natural replication of their storage organs.

Ranunculus can have a tuberous root up to 1.5 feet (45 cm) long when mature. You could bring that indoors during the winter to keep it from freezing. You can grow Ranunculus from the tubers or from seeds. Growing them from seeds each year would be treating them like an annual. But the tuberous roots will be there in the Fall for the saving, if you are so inclined.

ZM

According to the Sunset Western Gardening book, you can take the tubers out of the soil and store them someplace cool over the winter. Then plant them again come spring.

Ranunculus are probably perennial in your region, which you listed as rated USDA hardiness zone 9b, as ranunculus are rated for zones 8 to 11.

Ashley : Welcome 😁
Ranunculus are annuals ! Plant them in late fall. They bloom in early spring. When weather gets warm, they will die back. Then, you need to, dig up croums/bulds, and store them in frig or somewhere cool, untill, late fall, to plant again.
If croums/bulbs are left in soil, most will rot.
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So the weather turned warm and my Ranunculus are gone. But when I tried to dig up the bulbs there were none. Roots are still there though. So not too sure what to do o.o

Thats strange Ashley ?😕?
The scorms arnt really big. They kind of look like the leg section of a miniature octopus. Those roots my be the scorms. Dig a few up and send a picture. 😎😎😎

Oh jeez, I was thinking of Aruncus (goatsbeard). I am so sorry. I have those. My bad!

AshleyD said:So the weather turned warm and my Ranunculus are gone. But when I tried to dig up the bulbs there were none. Roots are still there though. So not too sure what to do o.o

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/...

If you take a look* at the above picture by the Pacific Bulb Society you'll see that the "bulb" of Ranunculus looks like fleshy roots as opposed to a classical tulip bulb or daffodil bulb.

*Edit: Typo, oops!

Hello everyone! I know this post is from 2017, but hopefully someone will see the response!

I am ordering some croms on Monday for a fall planting. I'm in Raleigh, NC. The plan is to do a fall planting of Ranunculus so they will bloom early spring. I also grow dahlias and will start getting those guys ready in mid March. I guess I'm looking for the timing of this. I see Ranunculus bloom in March or when temps are around 50 with full sun. How long is the bloom time? Would they go to mid April? I plan on planting my dahlias after getting them started in seed trays after the Ranunculus are done blooming. Would that be an advisable time frame?

Your plan sounds right.
Ranunculus Bloom early, last about, 🤔??? Two three weeks. The heat kills them. Bulbs last if you lift them when plants have died back. Bulbs left in ground only last 2 or 3 years.
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