Plant family
Buttercup & clematis family — Ranunculaceae
125 species across 12 genera in the Growli library
The buttercup family holds many cottage-garden favourites — clematis, anemones, columbines, delphiniums, hellebores and buttercups — often among the first to flower in spring.
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All buttercup & clematis family we cover
- Albion Black Pod nigella
- Alpine Clematis
- American Wood Anemone
- Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
- Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'
- Anemone × hybrida 'Pamina'
- Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'
- Anemone coronaria 'Hollandia'
- Anemone coronaria 'Meron Violet'
- Anemone coronaria 'Mr. Fokker'
- Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'
- Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance'
- Apennine Windflower
- Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'
- Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow'
- Armand's Clematis
- Belladonna larkspur
- Black Cohosh
- Black Seed
- Blue Columbine
- Bulbous Buttercup
- Caltha palustris
- Caltha palustris 'Flore Pleno'
- Candle larkspur
- Candle Larkspur 'Guardian Blue'
- Christmas Rose
- Cilician Winter Aconite
- Clematis
- Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie'
- Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'
- Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'
- Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel'
- Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
- Clematis 'Ernest Markham'
- Clematis 'Etoile Violette'
- Clematis 'Fireworks'
- Clematis 'General Sikorski'
- Clematis 'H.F. Young'
- Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid'
- Clematis 'Henryi'
- Clematis 'Jackmanii'
- Clematis 'Lasurstern'
- Clematis 'Miss Bateman'
- Clematis 'Mrs N. Thompson'
- Clematis 'Multi Blue'
- Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
- Clematis 'Niobe'
- Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'
- Clematis 'Piilu'
- Clematis 'Polish Spirit'
- Clematis 'Rebecca'
- Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'
- Clematis 'Rubens'
- Clematis 'The President'
- Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'
- Clematis 'Warszawska Nike'
- Clematis 'Westerplatte'
- Clematis armandii
- Clematis florida 'Sieboldii'
- Clematis integrifolia
- Clematis montana
- Clematis montana 'Grandiflora'
- Clematis recta
- Clematis tangutica
- Clematis viticella
- Columbine
- Columbine 'McKana Giant'
- Columbine 'Nora Barlow'
- Common Hepatica
- Delphinium 'Black Knight'
- Delphinium 'Galahad'
- Delphinium 'Magic Fountains'
- Delphinium 'Pacific Giant'
- Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly'
- Double King Cup
- Double Marsh Marigold
- Eastern Red Columbine
- European Columbine
- Golden Columbine
- Grape-leaved Anemone 'Robustissima'
- Greater Spearwort
- Grecian Windflower
- Hellebore
- Hellebore 'Penny's Pink'
- Helleborus × hybridus
- Helleborus foetidus
- Helleborus orientalis 'Ivory Prince'
- Japanese Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'
- Kamchatka Bugbane
- Lesser Spearwort
- Love-in-a-mist
- Meadow Buttercup
- Miss Jekyll love-in-a-mist
- Old Man's Beard
- Persian Jewels love-in-a-mist
- Poppy Anemone
- Ranunculus aquatilis
- Ranunculus asiaticus
- Ranunculus asiaticus 'Cloni Success Arancio'
- Ranunculus asiaticus 'Elegance Bianco'
- Ranunculus asiaticus 'Mache'
- Red Baneberry
- Red larkspur
- River Water Crowfoot
- Round-lobed Hepatica
- Sharp-lobed Hepatica
- Siberian larkspur
- Snowdrop Windflower
- Spanish love-in-a-mist
- Summer Skies delphinium
- Sweet Autumn Clematis
- Thalictrum 'Elin'
- Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
- Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
- Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum
- Thalictrum rochebrunianum
- Transylvanian Hepatica
- Virgin's Bower
- Western Columbine
- White Baneberry
- White Marsh Marigold
- White Marsh Marigold
- Winter Aconite
- Wood Anemone
- Yellow Wood Anemone
Buttercup & clematis family — frequently asked questions
Are buttercup & clematis family toxic to cats and dogs?
Most buttercup & clematis family are not pet-safe. Of the 125 buttercup & clematis family in the Growli library, 125 (100%) carry a toxic or mildly-toxic ASPCA classification and 0 are pet-safe. They are not uniformly safe, so always confirm the exact species on its pet-safety page before trusting it around cats or dogs.
How much light do buttercup & clematis family need?
Most buttercup & clematis family want plenty of direct sun — 69 of the 125 in our library do best there. If yours stretches toward the window or loses its variegation it needs more light; scorched or bleached leaves mean it is getting too much.
Are buttercup & clematis family easy to care for?
Some buttercup & clematis family suit experienced growers — several want strong light, sharp drainage or a specific seasonal rhythm. Check the individual species page for the exact regime before you buy.
What is the Ranunculaceae family?
The Ranunculaceae family — the buttercup & clematis family — groups 125 species across 12 genera in the Growli library, most prominently Clematis, Anemone, Delphinium. Members share a broadly similar light, water and soil pattern, which is why it pays to learn the family before the individual plant.
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