Buttercup (ranunculus macounii) known by the common name Macoun's buttercup. There are about 200 to 600 species of Buttercup in this one genus. The species we carry is ranunculus macounii, which is native to Newfoundland.
Zones: 4-9
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus L.
Species: Ranunculus macounii
Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.* People sometimes hold a fresh buttercup flower under the chin of a friend or family member. If a yellow reflection from the flower's shiny petals can be seen under the chin, the person is said to "like butter". This custom is still taught to young children and shows how buttercup petals reflect light.*
These seeds were harvested in the wild, never cultivated. So, what you are getting are seeds the way nature intended.
GROWN IN THE WILDS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
