Ranunculus Picotee Cafe Corms - Bronze & Copper Persian Buttercups

Bring warm, vintage-inspired color to your garden with Ranunculus Picotee Cafe. Its layered, peony-like flowers offer shades of gold, bronze, and copper-red, with natural variation between blooms. Plant a sunny border or a well-drained container, then cut a few stems to enjoy their ruffled petals indoors.

Choose your corm quantity

This listing is for dormant ranunculus corms, commonly sold as bulbs, not seeds, live flowering plants, or cut stems. The purchase options are labeled:

• 10 Bulbs: 10 corms
• 25 Bulbs: 25 corms
• 100 Bulbs: 100 corms

Plant details

• Listing name: Ranunculus Picotee Cafe
• Common name: Persian buttercup
• Botanical group: Ranunculus asiaticus
• Flowers: Layered, ruffled blooms in warm gold, bronze, and copper-red tones
• Approximate height: 14–16 inches under suitable conditions
• Supplied size: Listed as 5/6 cm corm size grade, not flower diameter
• Uses: Garden borders, containers, and cut-flower arrangements
• Growing preference: A cool, bright growing season and excellent drainage

Flower color, size, stem length, and bloom count vary with growing conditions. This listing does not promise identical colors or a fixed number of flowers from each corm.

On arrival

Open the package and inspect the corms. Dry ranunculus corms naturally look shriveled and claw-like. If planting must wait, keep them dry, cool, and ventilated, away from moisture, direct heat, children, and pets. Do not leave dormant corms sealed in damp packaging.

When to plant

In mild-winter areas, fall planting can support growth through the cool season and flowering in spring, provided plants are protected from damaging freezes. In colder areas, plant in spring when conditions are suitable or grow under appropriate protection.

Ranunculus are not universally winter-hardy. Flowering depends on planting time, local temperatures, and plant establishment; summer heat often shortens flowering and encourages dormancy.

Warm-climate guidance

In warm regions, use the coolest suitable planting window and avoid prolonged heat and saturated soil. Morning sun with some afternoon protection may help in hot locations, while cooler climates generally favor full sun. A site that stays warm and humid year-round may not provide suitable conditions for reliable flowering.

Do not apply tulip-style refrigerator chilling automatically. Follow any lot-specific instructions supplied with your corms rather than assuming they require the same treatment as other bulbs.

Preparing and planting corms

1. Choose fertile, well-drained soil or a quality container potting mix with good drainage.
2. Before planting, soak dry corms in room-temperature water for approximately 3–4 hours unless your supplied instructions differ. Avoid prolonged soaking, which can encourage rot.
3. Plant with the claw-like fingers pointing downward, approximately 2 inches deep.
4. Space approximately 4–6 inches apart, allowing room for foliage and airflow.
5. Water gently to settle the soil, then keep lightly moist without waterlogging.

Handle hydrated corms carefully; the swollen fingers can break. Avoid planting in frozen ground or a bed where water pools.

Container growing

Use pots with drainage holes and enough depth for roots. Avoid tightly packed plantings that restrict airflow. Check moisture regularly and empty standing water from saucers. Protect containers from severe cold and excessive heat as conditions require.

Growing care

• Provide consistent moisture during active growth without leaving the root zone saturated.
• Water at soil level and maintain airflow around foliage.
• Feed according to soil needs and fertilizer label directions.
• Remove spent flowers and inspect regularly for pests, leaf damage, and rot.
• Protect new growth and developing buds from damaging freezes.

Cutting flowers

Cut stems with clean snips when buds are showing color and beginning to open. Place stems promptly in a clean vase with fresh water, remove leaves below the waterline, and refresh the water regularly. Cutting suitable stems can help keep plants tidy, but does not guarantee additional flowers.

After flowering and dormancy

Leave healthy foliage in place after flowering so it can continue supporting the corms. Reduce watering as leaves yellow and plants enter dormancy. Remove foliage once it has died back naturally.

Where summer moisture or winter cold threatens dormant corms, lift them carefully after foliage dies, allow them to dry, and store in a cool, dry, ventilated place. In suitable climates they may remain in well-drained soil. Survival, multiplication, and return flowering are not guaranteed; many gardeners grow ranunculus as seasonal flowers.

Safety

Ranunculus are ornamental plants, not edible flowers. Keep corms and plants away from children and pets; ingestion can be harmful. Plant sap may irritate skin, so wear gloves if sensitive and wash hands after handling.