Ranunculus are one of the most special flowers we grow on our farm, and now you can grow them too. These are no ordinary ranunculus corms - we’ve grown MANY different varieties of ranunculus, and the Italian varieties are easily the most fabulous. They have taller stems and much larger blooms with many more petals than other varieties. This year we are offering more varieties than ever - these are my FAVORITE colors to grow and I’m excited to get them into your hands and gardens!

Bianco: The most perfect, pure white flower you can grow. These blooms come on all at once, making for a spectacular show of unbelievably beautiful (and BIG) white flowers. I look forward to these blooms every year.

Bianco Sfumato: An absolute showstopper! Large cream colored blooms appear to have been softly air brushed with pink which ranges from blush through brighter hot pink. These were the most productive ranunculus we grew last year - each plant was loaded with blooms and produced for a very long time. Flowers also have a mild, sweet fragrance.

Clementine: Cheery orange blooms are an amazing pop of color - our florists love to combine these with the softer pastels of spring palettes for a more modern look. If you love saturated color, this is a must-grow!

Crema: Warm cream bordering on pale buttercream yellow. This is one of our heaviest producers (just behind Bianco Sfumato) and churns out LOTS of beautiful blooms over a long period of time.

Giallo: On the farm, we call these “gold” because calling them yellow is not quite right. They have a richness of color that designers love, and are VERY full and large.

Hot Pink Ciclamino: Super saturated, hot pink blooms are large and absolutely loaded with petals. Another one for folks who love color!

Pastello: A mix of the prettiest pink blooms, ranging from pale blush through medium bubblegum pink. The fun thing about this variety is that each plant produces flowers that are slightly different in shape and form. All blooms are very large and quite tall.

Pastello Striato: We have sold this in the past under it’s former name, “Bianco Striato” This is another incredible mix featuring blooms in shades of cream, peach, pink, and white, all edged in dark pink, making them an incredibly striking flower to grow

Salmone: Everyone’s favorite - we get the most requests for this flower from our florists, and every year we sell out of these corms first. Salmone blooms in a range of colors from light peach through deeper salmon-pink. Blooms are perfectly cupped with lots of petals and are quite large.

La Dolce Vita: This variety is basically a mix of Salmone and Pastello corms, so you receive the best of both worlds. Large blooms in all shades of peach and pink make for a wonderful spring surprise in the garden.

It takes some gardening know-how to grow this flower, and we will send detailed instructions on how to pre-sprout and plant them. We grow our Ranunculus in zone 8b and they do wonderfully when planted in the fall. They sprout a small mass of greenery that survives the winter, and then start blooming in late March / early April. They are a cool-loving plant, and folks with extremely cold winters have more success planting them in late winter / early spring. Please do some research on your growing zone and how to best grow ranunculus where you live.

Each unit for purchase is a bag of 10 corms - they range in size from 4/5 - 5/6 and will look sad and pathetic upon arrival. But those shriveled spider-looking things will turn into some amazing flowers under the right growing conditions! Ours usually bloom heavily for about 2-3 weeks and then continue putting out flowers here and there for another 1-2 weeks. Bloom cycle for this plant is heavily affected by the weather, so some years are definitely better than others. Here in Oregon we don’t rely on them coming back every year, but we do have a few that pop up every year no matter how harsh the winter was.

Our shipment of corms will arrive here at the farm in mid-September. We will begin shipping orders out no later than the first week of October, which is perfect planting time for folks who can overwinter their plants. If you need to wait until late winter / early spring to grow your corms, don’t worry! These corms are dehydrated and will last a very long time if stored in a cool, dry location (I store my unplanted corms in my closet and they do great). Unfortunately we are unable to ship to California or out of the United States.

IF YOU LIVE IN OREGON, you will be offered the “on-farm pickup” option when you check out and will not be charged for shipping if you select it. PLEASE only select this option if you are able to pick up your order at our farm in Eugene, Oregon, during the first or second week of October. They checkout system may automatically assign you this option during checkout, so please check to be sure you are paying for shipping if you would like us to mail your order to you.

Many thanks to our supplier, Onings, for the photos of varieties that we didn’t have pictures of.