How to Plant Buttercup Flower Seeds
The pink evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) is known as the pink buttercup, buttercup, pink lady and showy evening primrose. It is a spreading perennial that produces pink flowers in the spring that range from 1 to 2 inches across. The buttercup name comes from the large amount of yellow pollen that is located in the middle of the flower. It is a popular plant for naturalizing, or allowing to grow wild, around hard to maintain areas or meadows. While the pink buttercup plant blooms profusely in the spring, it goes dormant in the heat of the summer and revives in the fall. Does this Spark an idea?
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Locate an area to plant your buttercup seeds that receives at least four hours of direct sun each day. Because your seeds are planted in the late summer or fall and take a while to germinate or sprout on open ground, try to find a level area where the seeds cannot wash away in a heavy rain. The site can be dry or moist, but avoid waterlogged areas that cause the seed to rot.
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Clear the area of all weeds and grasses using a shovel and a hoe. The buttercup seeds need to have contact with bare soil for best results. Buttercup plants grow in all types of soil, so no amendments, such as fertilizers or compost, need to be added. Rake the cleared area until it is smooth.
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Mix the buttercup seeds with dry garden soil in a bucket at the rate of one part seed to three parts soil.
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Broadcast or spread the buttercup seed and soil mixture evenly over the planting area. The seed should be slightly covered by the soil.
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Sprinkle water gently over the planting area to moisten the soil and make the seeds stick to the soil. Because buttercups are native plants, you should not add any extra moisture unless the winter is unusually dry. Normal rainfall and temperatures will allow the seeds to germinate in late fall or early spring.
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References
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