I gave them a pinch after my friends Calvin & Julie at Arrowhead Dahlias said that’s what works best for them – just snipped out the top couple of nodes when they were about 6” tall. These went into the hoop house at 6圆” on March 23rd and began producing around August 1st. Voyage Series: We planted ‘Pure White’ and ‘Light Apricot’ from Farmer Bailey plugs (so excited to see that they are offering perennial plugs now!). I really enjoyed growing it!Īmandine Marshmallow: I haven’t tried La Belle Pastel Pink, but this one was the closest to blush ranunculus I’ve grown, without going the expensive Cloni route. If I had a jillion hoop houses, one of them would be filled with only this.Īmandine Pastel Mix: Lots of fun picotees and weirdos in this mix. It has subtle variations, from pink to apricot to salmon, and every bloom is stunning. La Belle Champagne: Probably the best ranunculus I’ve grown for color. But I would absolutely grow them again for their big immaculate flowers. Unfortunately, that meant they bloomed for a very short period, because our spring was so unseasonably hot. Gigi White: A new series to us, Gigi had BIG beautiful pure white blooms that started about 2 weeks later than the La Belles and Amandines. My designers said that it made their designs snap into focus. It’s the most perfect not-lemon not-mustard color of yellow, and really makes spring palettes pop. La Belle Gold: A standout for us this year. But of course, they still last forever in the cooler! Check out my post from 2017 to see how we grow ranunculus. Because of our incredibly hot June, plants fizzled out earlier than I’d hoped. This is a bit low - I was hoping for at least 6 - but considering they were blooming for under 4 weeks this year, I’m very happy with that production. From about 1,200 plants, we harvested 5,510 stems, putting us just under 5 stems per plant. I considered getting some Italian ranunculus from Onings, but they are really exorbitantly priced. This year I sourced all my corms from Gloeckner.
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