Ranunculus asiaticus
Jim McKenney (Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:35:27 PST)

Ranunculus asiaticus has gotten very little play on this list during the
time I've been a participant.

I have a question about the cultivated forms of this plant. Older works give
the color range for this species in the pink-red-orange-yellow-white range.

In recent years some striking plum or slate colored forms have appeared.
Does anyone know the origin of these?

Jim McKenney
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Crocus x luteus
'Stellaris' has joined the party, as have Galanthus 'Ophelia' and 'Lady
Beatrix Stanley'.