Potting up Ranunculus and Butterfly Ranunculus in containers
This video is in addition to my previous video
Planting Anemones and Ranunculus in Containers
• Planting Anemones and ...
Ranunculus are very thirsty plants, if you let them dry out the foliage will collapse.
We have been so trained to not over water during the winter it you can forget that a combination of the longer days (higher light levels) the warmth when the sun does come out, wind and ventilation and the fact that these plants are no longer seedlings but mature flower plants can catch you out.
Bud failure
Ranunculus have hollow stems, if they are left dehydrated for too long flowering stems can bend and eventually collapse usually near the to of the stem (this is the weight of the flower bud).
There is no coming back from this, stems will need to be removed at the base to allow another stem to grow and replace it.
Usually if caught in time the plant will recover, however the best results are always achieved when the plants are not exposed to stress.
Anemones need water also but not quite as much so always check before watering rather than treating all plants the same.
It's much easier to show you, so I hope you enjoy this video
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Zoe
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