Raising Method for Ranunculus Pot Plant
This is a brief knowledge sharing on the cultivation method of ranunculus pot plants and the maintenance guide for beginners in green plant care. Let's learn about it together.
The flowers of ranunculus are very beautiful. Its leaves are similar to celery, but it can bloom uniform flowers like peonies, which are very ornamental. It is a bulbous plant that can bloom every year if well cared for.
Ranunculus is sometimes also called "foreign peony" or "celery leaf peony," as its leaves are extremely similar to celery, and its flowers resemble peonies. There are many varieties of ranunculus with a wide range of colors, including common white, pink, yellow, purple, and many new mixed-color varieties.
Ranunculus flowers are very large, matched with lush green leaves, tall flower stems, and their peony-like large flowers, making them quite popular. If different colored varieties are planted together, the result is truly stunning.
Ranunculus stems are long but relatively fragile herbaceous flowers that can be grown as potted ornamental plants. Fresh cut ranunculus flowers can often be seen in flower markets or flower shops, as they are very popular and suitable for solitary vase arrangements or bouquet wrapping.
Many people cannot grow ranunculus pot plants well because they do not grasp its growing habits. Ranunculus is very heat-sensitive and grows particularly well in cool and humid places, which must be remembered.
Ranunculus is a bulbous plant. If you dig up its rhizome, you will find a root similar to a small claw. It mainly relies on the bottom rhizome for propagation (it can also be propagated by sowing). However, many friends directly buy potted plants and discard them after the flowers and leaves wither, but it can maintain long-term growth.
1. How to Germinate the Bulbs Just Purchased?
We do not necessarily have to buy ready-made ranunculus pot plants, as that can be more expensive. We can directly buy some ranunculus bulbs for cultivation. The bulbs are fleshy, like small claws, and can be dried and stored, and then planted in autumn.
After purchasing the ranunculus bulbs, it is necessary to germinate them in advance. You can prepare some fine-grained vermiculite, a container, moisten the vermiculite with water, and then plant the ranunculus bulbs. After planting, you can place them directly in the refrigerator.
Ranunculus bulbs are generally placed in the refrigerator's保鲜 layer to germinate, maintaining a temperature of around 5-8 degrees. After 5-7 days, you can take the bulbs out of the refrigerator, place the entire container in a cool and well-ventilated place, and after about 3-5 days, the bulbs will become plumper and can be transplanted into potting soil.
If you buy bulbs that have already been germinated, you can directly plant them in potting soil. Once the seedlings emerge, you can gradually increase the light.
2. Suitable Planting Temperature
When caring for ranunculus, the environment should be kept cool, with a temperature of 15-25 degrees being the best. Once the temperature exceeds 28 degrees, the leaves will turn yellow and droop continuously, and the ranunculus will not bloom and enter a dormant state.
If the temperature continues to rise, the rhizomes at the base of the plant will rot, and all leaves will turn yellow and wither in a semi-shaded place.
I also want to remind everyone that a well-ventilated and well-lit environment with moderate temperatures can grow ranunculus well. Ranunculus can also grow well in pots, provided the temperature does not exceed 28 degrees.
It is difficult to grow ranunculus pot plants well in seasons with very high temperatures or places where the weather is warm all year round. Moreover, if the home has a closed balcony and windowsill with poor ventilation, it will also be difficult to grow ranunculus, as the leaves tend to curl and wrinkle.
3. Timely Water Supply