Everwilde Farms - 1 oz Early Buttercup Native Wildflower Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

Bright as a button, these early bloomers are one of the first to welcome spring. Seeing these petite yellow flowers popping open is always a welcome sight after a long winter when everything looks dead. This little perennial is an ideal choice for rock gardens. The first record of this native plant comes from 1814, in American botanist Jacob Bigelow's research notes. Bigelow taught at Harvard in the early 19th century, as well as publishing several influential botanical books. The genus name "Ranunculus" comes from the Latin word for "little frog," since many types of buttercup flourish in marshy ground.