Ranunculus Bulbs - Butterfly Helios®

BOTANICAL NAME

Ranunculus asiaticus

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Spring

GROWTH HABIT

• Clumping
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 20 to 32 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Butterfly

COLOR

• Yellow

Bright, luminous yellow blooms bring instant sunshine to spring arrangements, with buds that open deeper-toned and then soften as they mature. Ranunculus Butterfly™ Helios® is another beauty in the Butterfly™ collection, offering excellent production and plenty of cut-worthy stems. Slightly shorter than some varieties but still reaching about 25 inches, Butterfly™ Helios® delivers reliable height and a clean, glowing color that mixes beautifully with pastels and brights.

• • Opalescent lemon-yellow blooms fade to ivory with age
• • Good production with many stems; popular, dependable variety
• • Requires wider spacing due to vigorous habit and larger corms; no need to pinch, branches naturally

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• Top of Root Should Be No More Than 1 to 2 inches Below Soil

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 12 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 8
• 9
• 10