Asian Buttercups & Anemones

A yellow strain of Asian Buttercup in Pentadactylon

A White strain of Asian Buttercup in Karpaz

     Asiatic Buttercups (Ranunculus asiaticus) are growing almost everywhere in Cyprus with 3 different strains : yellow, white and red (a colour I haven't seen). In Karpaz I found white tinged pink plants and yellow ones in Pentadactylon. They all have silky Fl. and black stamens. These beautiful plants are ancestors of Florist Ranunculus, which have been grown since the Middle Age. Florist forms are very double, with stamen being "changed" into petals..