Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Creping yellow gowan, Lantern leaves, Ram's claws, Sit-fast, Water buttercup
Ranunculus Ranunculus
R. repens - R. repens is a mat-forming, vigorously-spreading, stoloniferous, deciduous perennial with rounded, hairy, mid-green leaves divided into three toothed lobes and upright stems bearing glossy, cup-shaped, yellow flowers in summer.
Ranunculus repens is: Deciduous
Spreading
Contact with sap may irritate skin. Though used in herbal or traditional medicine, all parts of the plant are poisonous. Toxins are reportedly destroyed by heat or drying.
Yellow in Summer
Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Divide in spring. Divisions can be planted out immediately.
Division, Seed
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Ranunculus repens (Creeping buttercup) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Woodland, Wildlife, Wildflower, Ground Cover, Cottage/Informal
Grow in moist soil in full sun or partial shade. Site carefully as it usually is invasive. Considered a noxious or nuisance weed in many non-native countries.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Creping yellow gowan, Lantern leaves, Ram's claws, Sit-fast, Water buttercup
Ranunculus Ranunculus
R. repens - R. repens is a mat-forming, vigorously-spreading, stoloniferous, deciduous perennial with rounded, hairy, mid-green leaves divided into three toothed lobes and upright stems bearing glossy, cup-shaped, yellow flowers in summer.
Deciduous
Spreading
Contact with sap may irritate skin. Though used in herbal or traditional medicine, all parts of the plant are poisonous. Toxins are reportedly destroyed by heat or drying.
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Yellow in Summer
Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Divide in spring. Divisions can be planted out immediately.
Division, Seed
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Ranunculus repens (Creeping buttercup) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Woodland, Wildlife, Wildflower, Ground Cover, Cottage/Informal
Grow in moist soil in full sun or partial shade. Site carefully as it usually is invasive. Considered a noxious or nuisance weed in many non-native countries.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
Ranunculus repens (Creeping buttercup)
Hyalesthes obsoletus
Insect
Absent
3
4
Planthopper which can vector the pathogen causing Potato stolbur disease. Present elsewhere in Europe and increasing its range due to a new a nettle-preferring race. Main breeding hosts are not traded as planting material; but some minor hosts (e.g. Lavender) are.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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