Ranunculus ficaria 2010

[Rodger Whitlock]

I'm interested in tracking down the correct names of three double forms I have of Ranunculus ficaria. All are yellow.

#1, which I believe is correctly named 'Flore-plena', is fully double, all the floral parts having mutated into petals. This is a fairly common plant, and spreads vigorously via its tubers. http://www.johnjearrard.co.uk/plants/ranunculusficaria/ranunculusficariafloreplena/ranunculusficariafloreplena.html

The other two doubles I have I've never seen in gardens, just at one specialist nursery here (now closed):

#2 may be 'Collarette', judging from photos at http://www.johnjearrard.co.uk/plants/ranunculusficaria/ranunculusficariacollarette/ranunculusficariacollarette.html

#3 I am pretty sure is 'E. A. Bowles' by comparison to http://www.johnjearrard.co.uk/plants/ranunculusficaria/ranunculusficariaeabowles/ranunculusficariaeabowles.html plus the fact that I did once buy a plant of R. ficaria under this name.

Are there other cultivars similar to the 'Flore-plena' and the 'Collarette' illustrated  that might be mistaken for those?

Postscript: Diane Whitehead's mention of 'Picton's Double' rang a bell, and I am pretty sure that what I labelled as 'Flore-plena' is, in fact, 'Picton's Double'.

[mark smyth]

Nothing that I know of can be confused with Collarette. Double Cream and Randall's White could be mistaken for EA Bowles. I think I know the latter as Double Bronze

here are mine
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/ranunculus_ficaria.htm

[Diane Whitehead]

The double ones I have bought locally (I think) are:
fl pleno, Bowles Double and Picton's Double.  I'm not sure
where Bowles is, but I took four flowering pots of Picton's
to the VIRAGS spring show for the plant sale tomorrow.

Heronswood sold others, like Collarette and Double Bronze.

[WimB]

Here's a pic of 'Collarette' today