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Common name lesser spearwort Family ranunculaceae Life cycle perennial (Z5-9) Flowers yellow (late spring-summer) Size 12" Light sun-part shade Cultural notes cover crown with up to 2 inches of water Buttercup native to Europe. Leaves are undivided and slender. Small yellow flowers appear over a long season of bloom, especially if spent flowers are deadheaded. New stems in spring emerge in brilliant red, which accounts for the species name (which means "little flame").

We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston.

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