Ranunculus 2012

[ranunculus]

Beautiful, Tony.

[Maggi Young]

What super pix, Tony. Easy to see  why these plants are so popular to paint and stitch, as well as grow.

[Tony Willis]

Another couple of Ranunculus asiaticus

[Oron Peri]

Ranunculus asiaticus is in its best in Jordan at the moment.
Only the red form is growing there.
Here are some photos of it.

[ranunculus]

Utterly magnificent ... many thanks for posting such evocative images, Oron.

[angie]

Just found this thread. Tony I love the white Ranunculus. I got a couple from Darren. One is growing really well. Hopefully I will get a flower next year. Something to look forward to.

Angie 

[Otto Fauser]

Oron , what a sight: Ranunculus asiaticus and Iris haynei - you are fortunate to live in this part of the world .

[Tony Willis]

A ranunculus sp. I collected in central Turkey. It has finely divided leaves and a tuber like R. asiaticus and is summer dormant.

[daveyp1970]

A ranunculus sp. I collected in central Turkey. It has finely divided leaves and a tuber like R. asiaticus and is summer dormant.

Tony that is really nice does anybody know what sp it is?

[mark smyth]

Last year I showed a flower from a semi double Ranunculus I got from an old garden. Its back and again the flowers are semi double.

Assuming its Ranunculus speciosus/constantinopolitnus there is only one cultivar in the Plant Finder. This is the fully double  form that I grow already. Tomorrow I'll take side by side photos

[mark smyth]

Only just realised Tony has posted a photo of a lovely buttercuop.

This is my semi double buttercup

[Darren]

One of my 'mongrel' asiaticus seedlings.

It hurts my eyes!!

I don't think it is virussed as I've seen plenty of similar seedlings when colour forms are crossed, but none with such a clear delineation between a strong red outer and yellow inner. 

I'm not sure I like it to be honest, it is approaching 'vulgar' - but at least it isn't double or I'd have binned it already..

[mark smyth]

Vulgar! It's a beauty

[Tony Willis]

Darren

one has come up that is identical in the pot of collection ex Mt Hermon you gave me, the rest are red.

 Very nice thank you.

[mark smyth]

Can someone ID this tall airy Ranunculus? It is chalky white and the upper flower is 13 inches 34 cm. The flowers are scented.

I'm wondering if I can cross this with parnassifolius