Ranunculus Vintage Rose Champagne Shades
Italian ranunculus - Vintage Champagne Shades, a new to me variety this year, but I just couldn't resist. We've been promised all the vintage sepia tones of pale apricot, pink cream and white. Cannot wait to grow her.
Ranunculus asiaticus
20 Seeds
How to make these beauties grow
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Sow: January - April
How: Surface sow and cover lightly
Space: 15-20 cm
Height: 20-50cm
Where: Full sun to partial shade - can handle shade very well, and those planted in areas that are shaded in the afternoon will flower a lot longer than those in full sun (these are a cool flower similar to ranunculus). Planting in shade will also help elongate the stems.
Days to Maturity: 180-200 days
Pick: At the marshmallow stage (when the bud is in full colour and its squishy when you squeeze it). Expect 10-14 days vase life.
Notes From The Garden
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Easy to grow from seed, just a little slow. These take 2-3 weeks to germinate and are seemingly slow growing initially. However, without fail they will produce flowers within 6 months of being grown from seed. Prefers cooler temps to germinate - however they will still germinate in warm temps, just a little more sporadically and the strike rate maybe a bit lower.
The stem length is amazing and equal to that of corm grown plants. The plants will also produce a corm in the 1st year which can be harvest and stored at the end of the flowering season. Or left in the garden and they will re-grow again from corms the following season.
Powdery Mildew is a real pest on ranunculus and something to keep an eye out for and deal with swiftly at the 1st signs. Aphids also find ranunculus delicious - so deal with according to your own preferred pest control methods.