Ranunculus Romance™ Hydra® is a sweetheart Ranunculus variety. With a nice creamy yellow color, and when it opens it gets a little bit more pinkish to the edges. Truly a very beautiful and unusual color. Hydra® has good length and this variety also produces many flowers, making it great as a cut flower for bouquets.
These exquisite, rose-like flowers display layer upon layer of silky petals in bright colors. Ranunculus are a staple in any flower shop or wedding bouquet.
The Ranunculus Romance™ series has been created by the Japanese breeder Aya Engei from AYA ENGEI Co., Ltd. It has very large flowers, sitting atop long and strong stems. It is known to have a good vase life.
- Plantation time: Autumn
- Flowering period: January to April, depending on location
- Crop time: 8 - 12 weeks growing, 10 weeks flowering (depends on location)
- Crop temperature: cold cultivation, free from frost
- Plants per m²16 (4 rows per bed)
- Average flower diameter: 4 cm
- Hardiness: not winter hardy and need to be planted in a place that is protected from frost and freezing temperatures
- Exposure: part sun, half-shade
- Soil: light, rich, well-drained, neutral pH
- Use: bedding, porches and patios, window boxes, lawn borders, cut flowers
- USDA Zones: 8 - 10 as perennials, annuals everywhere
- Use: bedding, porches and patios, window boxes, lawn borders, cut flowers
- Total height at maturity: 20 cm - 30 cm