California Buttercup
Ranunculus californicus
California buttercup is a cheerful native perennial that spangles spring grasslands and oak woodlands with glossy golden flowers, an easy, drought-deciduous wildflower for sun or part shade. Toxic if eaten.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Ranunculus species
- Alkali Buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria)
- Bristly Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus)
- Heartleaf Buttercup (Ranunculus cardiophyllus)