Colour: Pale cream-blush

Size: NR 1

Available in 3 pack sizes:

Gardeners Packet - 5 bulbs / Gardeners Plus - 15 bulbs / Growers Packet - 50 bulbs

Ranunculus Butterfly ® is part of the cut flower breeding program from Japanese breeder Aya Engei. They are a recent introduction to UK gardens and flower farms. A member of the buttercup family, the blooms are like supersized buttercups with a lovely sense of movement that is quite different to other spring bulbs in flower early in the season.

A cool-season flower, they produce early spring crops when grown under cover; bulbs can be started off in late winter for planting into the garden for flowers in late spring/early summer. Plants grown under cover overwinter will produce higher quality blooms in spring with much longer stem length than plants grown outside. Plants grown outside will need protection from frost and inclement weather.

The plants grow from bulbs which are called claws; these are supplied to growers in early autumn. Pre-sprout claws before planting out; make sure to plant the large claws spikey points down! Protect from rodents who love to eat the bulbs. Planting density: 9 plants/m2.

Cutting stage: Each stem produces multiple buds. Cut when the initial bud begins to open and the secondary buds are starting to show colour.

Conditioning: Straight into cool water, no special conditioning required. Wrap to keep stems upright if necessary.

Vase life: 10-14 days

Top tip: Consistent watering is required for good stem length and flower production when the plants are growing.

Delivery information:

Dispatch of Butterfly ® and Romance ® orders will commence in September. Our French ranunculus (Amandine and Pauline varieties) won't arrive until the end of Sept, so if you place a combined order for the Butterfly and French varieties your entire order will be held and dispatched when we can ship your order complete at the beginning of October. From October, please allow up to 7 days for dispatch of your order. This will not affect the optimum time to start your corms which is from mid-October onwards.

Please note that due to Brexit regulations we are only able to ship seeds and bulbs to England, Scotland and Wales. Our apologies to customers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the world.

Please add 'SEEDS & BULBS' as a shipping option at the checkout.

Photo credit: Green Works International BV