Colour: Creamy lemon-apricot with pink picotee edge

Size: NR1

Available in 3 pack sizes:

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

Ranunculus Romance ® is part of the cut flower breeding program from Japanese breeder Aya Engei. They are a recent introduction to UK gardens and flower farms. These fully double flowers each produce a multitude of petals.

The Romance series grows better in cooler soil temperatures; it is advisable to plant the claws from November onwards when soil temps have cooled sufficiently to prevent rotting and for optimal performance.

A cool-season flower, ranunculus will produce an early spring crop 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.

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: 16 plants/m2.

Cutting stage: When the bud casing has opened and the bloom is starting to open; the flower head should feel soft and give like a marshmallow when gently squeezed.

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