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Lesser Celandine in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ficaria verna

 

Lesser Celandine

'Ficaria verna' has glossy, dark green, heart-shaped leaves, and flowers with between 8 and 12 glossy, bright yellow petals. It tends to grow on bare, damp ground and is considered by gardeners in the United Kingdom as a persistent and invasive garden weed. The flowers appear in mid Spring.

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plant Features
  • Lesser Celandine likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Lesser Celandine likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Lesser Celandine is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Lesser Celandine likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Lesser Celandine

Latin name

Ficaria verna

type

Perennials

family

Ranunculaceae

ph

6.6 - 8.4 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Lesser Celandine likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Lesser Celandine is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Lesser Celandine likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Lesser Celandine likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lesser Celandine is 0.20meters x 0.10meters 0.20 M 0.10 M

Ficaria verna

'Ficaria verna' has glossy, dark green, heart-shaped leaves, and flowers with between 8 and 12 glossy, bright yellow petals. It tends to grow on bare, damp ground and is considered by gardeners in the United Kingdom as a persistent and invasive garden weed. The flowers appear in mid Spring.


Flowering Season

From Mid Spring TO Early Autumn

Flowers from mid-spring through until early autumn

 

Propagation by Division

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Using a fork dig up plant, try to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade. Replant the plants to the same depth as the original and keep well watered until established.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Buy young plants in pots and plant out early spring into a sunny location.

 
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